w. müller

Mül·ler

[muhl-er; German my-luhr]
noun
1.
Frie·drich Max [free-drik maks; German free-drikh mahks] , 1823–1900, English Sanskrit scholar and philologist born in Germany.
2.
Jo·hann [yoh-hahn] , ( "Regiomontanus" ) 1436–76, German mathematician and astronomer.
3.
Jo·han·nes Pe·ter [yoh-hah-nuhs pey-ter] , 1801–58, German physiologist and comparative anatomist.
4.
Karl Alex, born 1927, Swiss physicist, codiscoverer of superconductivity: Nobel prize 1987.
5.
Wil·helm [vil-helm] , 1794–1827, German poet.
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muller (ˈmʌlə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a flat heavy implement of stone or iron used to grind material against a slab of stone
 
[C15: probably from mullen to grind to powder; compare Old English myl dust]

Muller (ˈmʌlə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
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

Müller (German ˈmylər) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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1.  Friedrich Max (ˈfriːdrɪç maks). 1823--1900, British Sanskrit scholar born in Germany
2.  See Regiomontanus Johann (joˈhan).
3.  Johannes Peter (joˈhanəs ˈpeːtər). 1801--58, German physiologist, anatomist, and experimental psychologist
4.  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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Muller Mul·ler (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.

Müller Mül·ler (mŭl'ər, my&oomacr;'lər, mü'-), Johannes Peter. 1801-1858.

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

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