a medicinal substance taken to give a feeling of vigour or well-being.
ton+ic
Shared component: ton · tone
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Related forms: ton · 13 words in this dictionary
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Shared components, not spelling prefixeslacking in variety; tediously unvarying.
mono+ton+ous
Shared component: ton · tone
relating to tones in music or in the voice
ton+al
Shared component: ton · tone
Not written in any key or mode; lacking a tonal center or key.
a+ton+al
Shared component: ton · tone
Relating to a standard major or minor musical scale of eight notes, without the chromatic alterations.
dia+ton+ic
Shared component: ton · tone
The character of a piece of music as determined by the key in which it is written or the relations between the notes of a scale or key.
ton+al+ity
Shared component: ton · tone
(of a function or quantity) varying in such a way that it either never increases or never decreases.
mono+ton+ic
Shared component: ton · tone
A chemical (5-hydroxytryptamine) that carries signals between nerve cells in the brain and is involved in controlling mood, sleep, and appetite.
sero+ton+in
Shared component: ton · tone
The rise and fall of the voice in speaking, especially as this affects the meaning of what is being said.
in+ton+ation
Shared component: ton · tone
in a way that is boring because it does not change and is repeated too often
mono+ton+ously
Shared component: ton · tone
In a way that continuously increases or decreases without any change in the rate of change.
mono+ton+ically
Shared component: ton · tone
toningExtended relation
(gerund or present participle) giving greater strength or firmness to the muscles or body
tone+ing
Extended relation: ton · tone
atonalityExtended relation
The absence of a key or tonal center in a musical composition.
a+ton+ality
Extended relation: ton · tone