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Definition of Boyle
1. Noun. United States writer (1902-1992).
2. 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).
Definition of Boyle
1. Proper noun. (surname from=Irish dot=) of Irish origin. ¹
2. Proper noun. Robert Boyle, Irish natural philosopher. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Boyle
1. Hon. Robert, British physicist and chemist, 1627-1691. See: Boyle's law. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Boyle
Literary usage of Boyle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of the American-Irish Historical Society by American-Irish Historical Society (1919)
"WATSON Boyle. One of the noteworthy Americans of Irish birth whose careers were
described by Thomas D'Arcy McGee in his book, 7mA Settlers in America, ..."
2. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1908)
"Boyle was twice married : first, on 24 Dec. ] 804, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter
of Alexander Montgomerie of Annick, brother of the twelfth Earl of ..."
3. A History of Chemistry by Forris Jewett Moore (1918)
"First among these comes Robert Boyle (1627—1691) the most broad-minded and widely
cultivated ... Boyle was a younger son of the Earl of Cork who sent him to ..."
4. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery: During by William Brown, Edward Thurlow Thurlow, Alexander Wedderburn Rosslyn, Great Britain Court of Chancery, Robert Belt (1820)
"Afterwards, Charlotte Boyle Walsingham, having given up her life interest in the
... Before any further appointment was made, Richard O'Brien Boyle died, ..."
5. Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United by George Edward Cokayne (1887)
"Barony [IJ l, SIR RICHAUD Boyle, pc [i.], was on 6 Sop. I 1616 Ш6 "'• BARON Boyle
OP YOUGHAL, со. Cork. On 26 Oct. 1620 he was er. ..."
6. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1897)
"JOHN Boyle O'REILLY (1844-1890) BY MAURICE FRANCIS EGAN JEW men had a more romantic
or picturesque life than John Boyle O'Reilly; and few men have lived ..."
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