BACON
Scrabble letter values: B3A1C3O1N1 = 9
Definition
- noun back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked.
- noun English scientist and Franciscan monk who stressed the importance of experimentation. — synonyms: Roger_Bacon
- noun English statesman and philosopher. — synonyms: Francis_Bacon, Sir_Francis_Bacon, Baron_Verulam, 1st_Baron_Verulam, Viscount_St._Albans
Examples
- “usually sliced thin and fried”
- “first showed that air is required for combustion and first used lenses to correct vision (1220-1292)”
- “precursor of British empiricism”