bacon Meaning and Definition
1. n. back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
2. n. English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626)
3. 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)
Bacon is a meat product prepared from pork and usually cured. It is first cured using large quantities of salt, either in a brine or in a dry packing; the result is fresh bacon (also known as green bacon).
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