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muller
1[ muhl-er ]
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.
muller
2[ muhl-er ]
Muller
3[ myoo-ler, muhl-er, mil- ]
noun
- Hermann Joseph, 1890–1967, U.S. geneticist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1946.
Müller
4[ muhl-er; German my-luhr ]
noun
- Jo·hann [yoh, -hahn]. Regiomontanus ( def ).
- Jo·han·nes Pe·ter [yoh-, hah, -n, uh, s , pey, -ter], 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, [free, -drik maks, free, -d, r, i, kh, mahks], 1823–1900, English Sanskrit scholar and philologist born in Germany.
- Wil·helm [vil, -helm] Johann Ludwig Wilhelm Müller, 1794–1827, German lyric poet noted for poems that became the basis of works by Franz Schubert and other composers.
Muller
1/ ˈmʌlə /
noun
- MullerHermann Joseph18901967MUSSCIENCE: geneticist 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
muller
2/ ˈmʌlə /
noun
- a flat heavy implement of stone or iron used to grind material against a slab of stone
Müller
3/ ˈmylər /
noun
- MüllerFriedrich Max18231900MBritishGermanLANGUAGE: Sanskrit scholar Friedrich Max (ˈfriːdrɪç maks). 1823–1900, British Sanskrit scholar born in Germany
- See RegiomontanusMüllerJohann Johann (joˈhan). See Regiomontanus
- MüllerJohannes Peter18011858MGermanSCIENCE: physiologistMEDICINE: anatomistSCIENCE: psychologist Johannes Peter (joˈhanəs ˈpeːtər). 1801–58, German physiologist, anatomist, and experimental psychologist
- MüllerPaul Hermann18991965MSwissSCIENCE: chemist 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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Then Germany scored first, in the 11th minute, through the irrepressible Thomas Müller.
Müller: I was brought up in front of a military tribunal in Russia for refusing to obey orders.
Müller-Rienzburg: The SS issued an invitation to go and shoot Jews.
Müller also proved his loyalty when he founded the Pope Benedict XVI Institute.
Inside Catholic circles, Müller has a somewhat mixed reputation.
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