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• muller
  muller

  noun

  an implement of stone or other substance with a flat base for grinding paints, powders, etc., on a slab of stone or the like.
• Muller
  Muller

  noun

  Hermann Joseph, 1890–1967, U.S. geneticist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1946.
• Müller
  Müller

  noun

  Johann Regiomontanus.

muller

¹ American  

[muhl-er] / ˈmʌl ər /

noun

1. an implement of stone or other substance with a flat base for grinding paints, powders, etc., on a slab of stone or the like.

2. any of various mechanical devices for grinding.

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muller ² American  

[muhl-er] / ˈmʌl ər /

noun

1. a person or thing that mulls alcoholic beverages.

2. a container for mulling an alcoholic beverage over a fire.

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Muller ³ American  

[myoo-ler, muhl-er, mil-] / ˈmju lər, ˈmʌl ər, ˈmɪl- /

noun

1. Hermann Joseph, 1890–1967, U.S. geneticist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1946.

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Müller ⁴ American  

[muhl-er, my-luhr] / ˈmʌl ər, ˈmü lər /

noun

1. Johann Regiomontanus.

2. Johannes Peter 1801–58, German physiologist and comparative anatomist.

3. K. Alex Karl Alexander Müller, 1927–2023, Swiss physicist who, with J. Georg Bednorz, discovered superconductivity in ceramic materials: shared Nobel Prize in Physics 1987.

4. Max Friedrich Max Müller, 1823–1900, English Sanskrit scholar and philologist born in Germany.

5. Wilhelm Johann Ludwig Wilhelm Müller, 1794–1827, German lyric poet noted for poems that became the basis of works by Franz Schubert and other composers.

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Müller ¹ British  

/ ˈmylər /

noun

1. Friedrich Max (ˈfriːdrɪç maks). 1823–1900, British Sanskrit scholar born in Germany

2. Johann (joˈhan). See Regiomontanus

3. Johannes Peter (joˈhanəs ˈpeːtər). 1801–58, German physiologist, anatomist, and experimental psychologist

4. Paul Hermann (paul ˈhɛrman). 1899–1965, Swiss chemist. He synthesized DDT (1939) and discovered its use as an insecticide: Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1948

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Muller ² British  

/ ˈmʌlə /

noun

1. Hermann Joseph. 1890–1967, US geneticist, noted for his work on the transmutation of genes by X-rays: Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1946

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muller ³ British  

/ ˈmʌlə /

noun

1. a flat heavy implement of stone or iron used to grind material against a slab of stone

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Etymology

Origin of muller¹

1375–1425; late Middle English molour; see mull ⁴, -or ², -er ¹

Origin of muller²

First recorded in 1855–60; mull ² + -er ¹

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Example Sentences

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But muller does not refer to the player Gerd Muller, however much he stands out in the unfinished story of the great game that is England v Germany.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2014

You're never going to make decent wine from muller or Bacchus.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2013

But yeck koshter that poggers a hev doesn’t muller a juckal.

From The English Gipsies and Their Language by Charles Godfrey Leland

The scribe rubbed down his colours on a stone slab with a small stone muller.

From The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians by Sir E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis) Budge

The saddle-stone is the connecting link between the primitive pounder, or muller, and the quern, which was itself the direct ancestor of the millstones still used to some extent in the manufacture of flour.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various

The 29-year-old won the Women's Gerd Muller trophy for top scorer last season and finished eighth in the overall rankings.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

"There’s essentially no likelihood of success," Muller wrote on the Election Law Blog.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

The discovery grew out of analytical techniques Muller developed during her postgraduate studies in SU's Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

In 2023 Mae Muller finished second from bottom and in 2021 James Newman came last - this time with "nul points".

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Hans Muller was a white estate agent who did business with Mr. Sidelsky and would engage me in discussion.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

According to Müller, the laser system should make it possible to obtain contrast directly from phase changes in a focused electron beam.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

“For the most challenging cases — small particles, bad specimens — the laser produces a very considerable advantage,” Müller said.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

The brand makes “extraordinary pocket watches” and beautiful enamel-painted dials, according to LuxeConsult’s Müller.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

It was Kane’s sixth goal of the tournament and his 14th in World Cup history, tying him with Thomas Müller for fifth place on the all-time men’s World Cup scoring list.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

Müller stands in front of the hut waiting for me.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

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