Definition of bacon

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  • bacon is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
  • bacon is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
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Definition of bacon

  • English scientist and Franciscan monk who stressed the importance of experimentation; first showed that air is required for combustion and first used lenses to correct vision (1220-1292) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. roger bacon
  • English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. 1st baron verulam
    2. baron verulam
    3. francis bacon
    4. sir francis bacon
    5. viscount st. albans
  • back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried (noun)

See definition of bacon in Merriam Webster