an implement of stone or other substance with a flat base for grinding paints, powders, etc., on a slab of stone or the like.
any of various mechanical devices for grinding.
Johann Regiomontanus.
Johannes Peter 1801–58, German physiologist and comparative anatomist.
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.
Max Friedrich Max Müller, 1823–1900, English Sanskrit scholar and philologist born in Germany.
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.
Friedrich Max (ˈfriːdrɪç maks). 1823–1900, British Sanskrit scholar born in Germany
Johann (joˈhan). See Regiomontanus
Johannes Peter (joˈhanəs ˈpeːtər). 1801–58, German physiologist, anatomist, and experimental psychologist
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
1375–1425; late Middle English molour; see mull 4, -or 2, -er 1
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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
The scribe rubbed down his colours on a stone slab with a small stone muller.
From The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians by Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir
Muller made from a small piece of hematite, used as source at once and muller of pottery paint.
It is often called a muller or millstone.
From Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics by King, James
The 30-year-old becomes only the fourth men's player to win the World Cup, Euros, Champions League and Ballon d'Or, joining legends Gerd Muller, Franz Beckenbauer and Zinedine Zidane.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
The 27-year-old was the first man to reach double figures for World Cup goals since Gerd Muller for West Germany in 1970.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Not since Gerd Muller, a West German striker nicknamed Der Bomber, banged in 10 goals at the 1970 World Cup has anyone even reached double figures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
“Excluding candidates who engage in deception in their efforts to appear on the ballot is hardly new,” Notre Dame law professor Derek Muller recently wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Muller was favored the least: Morgan found him shifty, laconic, and disengaged from the other members of the lab.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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 has people write down family histories with money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
The MoonSwatch sold 930,000 units the year of its launch and 2.2 million in 2023, according to Oliver Müller, founder of watch-industry adviser LuxeConsult.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
The German playwright Heiner Müller once warned that you will not understand what Wilson was up to when you see his work.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
For us young men of twenty everything is extraordinarily vague, for Kropp, Müller, Leer, and for me, for all of us whom Kantorek calls the “Iron Youth.”
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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