muller

[ 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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Origin of muller

1375–1425; late Middle English molour;see mull⁴, -or², -er¹

Other definitions for muller (2 of 4)

muller²

[ muhl-er ]

/ ˈmʌl ər /

noun

a person or thing that mulls alcoholic beverages.

a container for mulling an alcoholic beverage over a fire.

Origin of muller

First recorded in 1855–60; mull² + -er¹

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.

Other definitions for muller (4 of 4)

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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How to use muller in a sentence

In Aug. 2003, Muller said he believed Cobalt was merely a holding facility.
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The cabin and its pond are about a thousand yards off Reit Road in Otselic, on the edge of Muller Hill State Forest.
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Muller was watching the tribesmen in anxious bewilderment; Van Slyck hid in the shadows.
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"The yellow kid; old man Muller's chocolate darling," Paddy elucidated.
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The momentary gleam of pleasure that had lit Koyala's face at the invitation died at the mention of Muller's name.
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Carver was at breakfast when word was brought him that Mynheer Muller, the controlleur, was at the gate and desired to see him.
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The immediate thought that Muller was come to propose terms of surrender occurred to him, and he flushed darkly.
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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 ]

Hermann Joseph 1890-1967

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′- ]

Johannes Peter 1801-1858

German physiologist who studied the physiology of the nerves and sense organs and described (1825) the müllerian duct.