Supplement vs Tonic - What's the difference?
supplement | tonic |
Something added, especially to make up for a deficiency.
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An additional section of a newspaper devoted to a specific subject.
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(lb) An angle that, when added to a given angle, makes 180°; a supplementary angle.
A vitamin, herbal extract or chemical compound ingested to meet dietary deficiencies or enhance muscular development.
To provide or make a supplement to something.
(physics, pathology) Pertaining to tension, especially of muscles.
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Restorative, curative or invigorating.
A substance with medicinal properties intended to restore or invigorate.
Tonic water.
(US, Northeastern US) Any of various carbonated, non-alcoholic beverages; soda pop.
(figuratively) Something that revitalises or reinvigorates.
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(music) Pertaining to the keynote of a composition.
Pertaining to the accent or stress in a word or in speech.
Of or relating to tones or sounds; specifically (phonetics, dated) being or relating to a speech sound made with tone unmixed and undimmed by obstruction, i.e. a vowel or diphthong.
(music) The first note of a scale.
(music) The triad built on the tonic note.
(phonetics) A tonic element or letter; a vowel or a diphthong.
As nouns the difference between supplement and tonic
is that supplement is something added, especially to make up for a deficiency while tonic is a substance with medicinal properties intended to restore or invigorate.As a verb supplement
is to provide or make a supplement to something.As an adjective tonic is
pertaining to tension, especially of muscles.supplement
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Noun
(en noun)Athletics and Herbal Supplements, passage=Athletes' use of herbal supplements has skyrocketed in the past two decades. At the top of the list of popular herbs are echinacea and ginseng, whereas garlic, St. John's wort, soybean, ephedra and others are also surging in popularity or have been historically prevalent.}}
Verb
Synonyms
* eke outtonic
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Alternative forms
* tonick (obsolete)Etymology 1
From (etyl) . 17th century writers believed health to be derived from firmly stretched muscles, thus tonic''; the extension of ''tonic medicine appeared in the late 18th century.Adjective
(en adjective)- Out in front and across the street, Doc noted half a dozen or so young men, not loitering or doing substances but poised and tonic , as if waiting for some standing order to take effect.
- The arrival of the new members had a tonic effect on the team.
Noun
(en noun)- We used to brew a tonic from a particular kind of root.
citation, page= , passage=The result is the perfect tonic for Newcastle, coming at the end of a week that saw the departure of Andy Carroll to Liverpool on Monday and an injury to Shola Ameobi during Wednesday's defeat at Fulham.}}
