Mulliken

American  

[muhl-i-kuhn] / ˈmʌl ɪ kən /

noun

1. Robert Sanderson 1896–1986, U.S. chemist and physicist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1966.

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Mulliken British  

/ ˈmʌlɪkən /

noun

1. Robert Sanderson. 1896–1986, US physicist and chemist, who won the Nobel prize for chemistry (1966) for his work on bonding and the electronic structure of molecules

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Example Sentences

Mr. Mulliken says he is in the process of signing a lease that will give the company enough space for 450.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2015

William Danforth Mulliken was born on Aug. 27, 1939, in Urbana, Ill. He graduated from Miami in 1961 and received a law degree from Harvard.

From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2014

The theory of chemical bonding achieved its pinnacle in the development of quantum chemistry by pioneers like Linus Pauling, Robert S. Mulliken, John S. Slater, John Pople and Walter Kohn.

From Scientific American • Jul. 3, 2013

Massages–Joss & Main, Wellness is the hot word in employee perks, and John Mulliken, general manager and co-founder is a big believer.

From Time • Apr. 10, 2013

By the courtesy of J. B. Mulliken, general manager of the D. L. and N. R. R., a special train which carried a large delegation of women was sent from Detroit.

From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV by Harper, Ida Husted