muller
1[ muhl-er ]
/ ˈmʌl ər /
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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.
any of various mechanical devices for grinding.
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Other definitions for muller (2 of 4)
muller2
[ muhl-er ]
/ ˈmʌl ər /
noun
Other definitions for muller (3 of 4)
Muller
[ myoo-ler, muhl-er, mil- ]
/ ˈmyu lər, ˈmʌl ər, ˈmɪl- /
noun
Hermann Joseph, 1890–1967, U.S. geneticist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1946.
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Müller
[ muhl-er; German my-luhr ]
/ ˈmʌl ər; German ˈmü lər /
noun
Frie·drich Max [free-drik maks; German free-drikhmahks], /ˈfri drɪk mæks; German ˈfri drɪx mɑks/, 1823–1900, English Sanskrit scholar and philologist born in Germany.
Jo·hann [yoh-hahn], /ˈyoʊ hɑn/, "Regiomontanus", 1436–76, German mathematician and astronomer.
Jo·han·nes Pe·ter [yoh-hah-nuhs pey-ter], /yoʊˈhɑ nəs ˈpeɪ tər/, 1801–58, German physiologist and comparative anatomist.
Karl Alex, born 1927, Swiss physicist, codiscoverer of superconductivity: Nobel prize 1987.
Wil·helm [vil-helm], /ˈvɪl hɛlm/, 1794–1827, German poet.
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British Dictionary definitions for muller (1 of 3)
muller
/ (ˈmʌlə) /
noun
a flat heavy implement of stone or iron used to grind material against a slab of stone
Word Origin for muller
C15: probably from mullen to grind to powder; compare Old English myl dust
British Dictionary definitions for muller (2 of 3)
Muller
/ (ˈmʌlə) /
noun
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
British Dictionary definitions for muller (3 of 3)
Müller
/ (German ˈmylər) /
noun
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
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Medical definitions for muller (1 of 2)
Muller
[ mŭl′ər ]
American geneticist. He won a 1946 Nobel Prize for the study of the hereditary effect of x-rays on genes.
Medical definitions for muller (2 of 2)
Müller
[ mŭl′ər, myōō′lər, mü′- ]
German physiologist who studied the physiology of the nerves and sense organs and described (1825) the müllerian duct.
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