📚 noun • entry_id 19605
tonic water
Meanings (ES + gloss)
agua tónica • aguaquina • tónica
A carbonated beverage containing quinine, originally used as a prophylactic against malaria, and now used as a soft drink or as a mixer in gin and tonic and other cocktails.
Tonic water's active ingredient is quinine, a chemical compound derived from the bark of the cinchona tree, native to South America. This alkaloid has long been known to relieve th…
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