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NOUN (9)

1. Swiss chemist who synthesized DDT and discovered its use as an insecticide (1899-1965);
[syn: Muller, Paul Hermann Muller]

2. Swiss physicist who studied superconductivity (born in 1927);
[syn: Muller, Karl Alex Muller]

3. German physiologist and anatomist (1801-1858);
[syn: Muller, Johannes Peter Muller]

4. German mathematician and astronomer (1436-1476);
[syn: Muller, Johann Muller, Regiomontanus]

5. British philologist (born in Germany) who specialized in Sanskrit (1823-1900);
[syn: Muller, Max Muller, Friedrich Max Muller]

6. United States geneticist who studied the effects of X-rays on genes (1890-1967);
[syn: Muller, Hermann Joseph Muller]

7. a reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation;
[syn: muser, muller, ponderer, ruminator]

8. a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone;
[syn: pestle, muller, pounder]

9. a vessel in which wine is mulled;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Muller \Mull"er\, n. 1. One who, or that which, mulls. [1913 Webster] 2. A vessel in which wine, etc., is mulled over a fire. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Muller \Mull"er\, n. [OE. mullen to pulverize, bruise; cf. Icel. mylja; prob. akin to E. mold soil. See Mold soil, and cf. Mull dirt.] A stone or thick lump of glass, or kind of pestle, flat at the bottom, used for grinding pigments or drugs, etc., upon a slab of similar material. [1913 Webster] Mullerian
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Muller n 1: Swiss chemist who synthesized DDT and discovered its use as an insecticide (1899-1965) [syn: Muller, Paul Hermann Muller] 2: Swiss physicist who studied superconductivity (born in 1927) [syn: Muller, Karl Alex Muller] 3: German physiologist and anatomist (1801-1858) [syn: Muller, Johannes Peter Muller] 4: German mathematician and astronomer (1436-1476) [syn: Muller, Johann Muller, Regiomontanus] 5: British philologist (born in Germany) who specialized in Sanskrit (1823-1900) [syn: Muller, Max Muller, Friedrich Max Muller] 6: United States geneticist who studied the effects of X-rays on genes (1890-1967) [syn: Muller, Hermann Joseph Muller] 7: a reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation [syn: muser, muller, ponderer, ruminator] 8: a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone [syn: pestle, muller, pounder] 9: a vessel in which wine is mulled