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(n)
back
and
sides
of
a
hog
salted
and
dried
or
smoked
;
usually
sliced
thin
and
fried
(n)
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
)
(n)
English
statesman
and
philosopher
;
precursor
of
British
empiricism
;
advocated
inductive
reasoning
(
1561
-
1626
)
Bacon Synonyms
1st Baron Verulam
bacon
Baron Verulam
Francis Bacon
Roger Bacon
Sir Francis Bacon
Viscount St. Albans
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