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Muller
Müller

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 American

[muhl-er] / ˈmʌl ər /

noun

a person or thing that mulls alcoholic beverages.
a container for mulling an alcoholic beverage over a fire.

Muller 3 American

[myoo-ler, muhl-er, mil-] / ˈmyu lər, ˈmʌl ər, ˈmɪl- /

noun

Hermann Joseph, 1890–1967, U.S. geneticist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1946.

Müller 4 American

[muhl-er, my-l_uh_r] / ˈmʌl ər, ˈmü lər /

noun

Johann Regiomontanus.
Johannes Peter 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, 1823–1900, English Sanskrit scholar and philologist born in Germany.
Wilhelm Johann Ludwig Wilhelm Müller, 1794–1827, German lyric poet noted for poems that became the basis of works by Franz Schubert and other composers.

Müller 1 British

/ 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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Muller 2 British

/ 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

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muller 3 British

/ ˈmʌlə /

noun

a flat heavy implement of stone or iron used to grind material against a slab of stone

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Etymology

Origin of muller1

1375–1425; late Middle English molour; see mull 4, -or 2, -er 1

Origin of muller2

First recorded in 1855–60; mull 2 + -er 1

Example Sentences

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But muller does not refer to the player Gerd Muller, however much he stands out in the unfinished story of the great game that is England v Germany.

FromBBC • Jun. 23, 2014

You're never going to make decent wine from muller or Bacchus.

FromBBC • Jul. 11, 2013

The prime muller merely cackled with false laughter and went on with her mulling.

From The Yeoman Adventurer by Gough, George W.

It is often called a muller or millstone.

From Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics by King, James

Muller made from a small piece of hematite, used as source at once and muller of pottery paint.

From Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained from the Pueblos of Zuñi, New Mexico, and Wolpi, Arizona, in 1881 Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 511-594 by Stevenson, James

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