Müller

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmylər/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mulər; Ger. myr)


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Müller /German: ˈmylər/ n
  1. Friedrich ( ˈfriːdrɪç ) (Max) ( maks ). 1823–1900, British Sanskrit scholar born in Germany
  2. Johann ( joˈhan )
    See Regiomontanus
  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
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mul•ler1  (mulər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. an implement of stone or other substance with a flat base for grinding paints, powders, etc., on a slab of stone or the like.
  2. any of various mechanical devices for grinding.
  • 1375–1425; late Middle English molour; see mull4, -or2, -er1

mull•er2  (mulər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person or thing that mulls.
  2. a container for mulling an alcoholic beverage over a fire.
  • mull2 + -er1 1855–60

Mul•ler  (myo̅o̅lər, mulər, mil-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biographical Hermann Joseph, 1890–1967, U.S. geneticist: Nobel prize for medicine 1946.

Mül•ler  (mulər; Ger. myr),USA pronunciation n. 
    Frie•drich Max  (frēdrik maks; Ger. frēdriкн mäks),USA pronunciation 1823–1900, English Sanskrit scholar and philologist born in Germany. Jo•hann  (yōhän),USA pronunciation ("Regiomontanus''), 1436–76, German mathematician and astronomer. Jo•han•nes Pe•ter  (yō hänəs pātər),USA pronunciation 1801–58, German physiologist and comparative anatomist. Wil•helm  (vilhelm),USA pronunciation 1794–1827, German poet.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Muller /ˈmʌlə/ n
  1. 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
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
muller /ˈmʌlə/ n
  1. a flat heavy implement of stone or iron used to grind material against a slab of stone
Etymology: 15th Century: probably from mullen to grind to powder; compare Old English myl dust
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