Boyle

/bɔɪl/
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Definitions of Boyle
  1. noun
    Irish chemist who established that air has weight and whose definitions of chemical elements and chemical reactions helped to dissociate chemistry from alchemy (1627-1691)
    synonyms: Robert Boyle
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    chemist
    a scientist who specializes in chemistry
  2. noun
    United States writer (1902-1992)
    synonyms: Kay Boyle
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    author, writer
    a person who writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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