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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley