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TONIC WATER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine

Synonyms:

quinine water; tonic; tonic water

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("tonic water" is a kind of...):

soft drink (nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated))

Meronyms (substance of "tonic water"):

quinine (a bitter alkaloid extracted from chinchona bark; used in malaria therapy)

Holonyms ("tonic water" is a substance of...):

gin and tonic (gin and quinine water)

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