Muller (n.)

  1. Swiss chemist who synthesized DDT and discovered its use as an insecticide (1899-1965)

    [ Syn: muller , paul hermann muller ]

  2. Swiss physicist who studied superconductivity (born in 1927)

    [ Syn: muller , karl alex muller ]

  3. German physiologist and anatomist (1801-1858)

    [ Syn: muller , johannes peter muller ]

  4. German mathematician and astronomer (1436-1476)

    [ Syn: muller , johann muller , regiomontanus ]

  5. British philologist (born in Germany) who specialized in Sanskrit (1823-1900)

    [ Syn: muller , max muller , friedrich max muller ]

  6. United States geneticist who studied the effects of X-rays on genes (1890-1967)

    [ Syn: muller , hermann joseph muller ]

  7. a reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation

    [ Syn: muser , ponderer , ruminator ]

  8. a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone

    [ Syn: pestle , pounder ]

  9. a vessel in which wine is mulled

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