bacon | ||
1. | [ noun ] (chemistry,food) back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried | |
Related terms: | cut_of_pork flitch gammon bacon_strip Canadian_bacon bacon_rind | |
2. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1041 | |
3. | [ noun ] (religion) English Franciscan monk and scientist who stressed the importance of experimentation; first showed that air is required for combustion and first used lenses to correct vision (1220-1292) | |
Synonyms: | roger_bacon | |
Related terms: | scientist monk | |
4. | [ noun ] (philosophy,politics) English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626) | |
Synonyms: | Baron_Verulam Viscount_St._Albans 1st_baron_verulam sir_francis_bacon Francis_Bacon | |
Related terms: | philosopher statesman | |
Similar spelling: |
bassoon Bazan Basom basin Bagen beacon Baucom Bascom bagnio Baccam Baughn Bassin Baskin Bakken |