bacon

1. Back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked;
   Usually sliced thin and fried (synset 107686178)
   is a type of: cut of pork - cut of meat from a hog or pig
   subtypes:

   • flitch, side of bacon - salted and cured abdominal wall of a side of pork
   • gammon - hind portion of a side of bacon
   • bacon strip - a slice of bacon
   • canadian bacon - from a boned strip of cured loin
   has: bacon rind - the rind of bacon
2. 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) (synset 110850327)
   is an instance of:

   • monastic, monk - a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
   • scientist - a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
   same as: roger bacon
3. English statesman and philosopher;
   Precursor of British empiricism;
   Advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626) (synset 110850052)
   is an instance of:

   • philosopher - a specialist in philosophy
   • national leader, solon, statesman - a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
   same as: 1st baron verulam, baron verulam, francis bacon, sir francis bacon, viscount st. albans

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