Associations to the word «Boyle»

Wiktionary

BOYLE, proper noun. A surname​ of Irish origin.
BOYLE, proper noun. Robert Boyle, Irish natural philosopher.
BOYLE, verb. Obsolete spelling of boil

Dictionary definition

BOYLE, noun. United States writer (1902-1992).
BOYLE, 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).

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke