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Mul·ler  (mlr), Hermann Joseph 1890-1967.

American geneticist. He won a 1946 Nobel Prize for the study of the hereditary effect of x-rays on genes.

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mul·ler  (mlr)

n.

An implement of stone or other hard substance used as a pestle to grind paints or drugs.

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[Middle English molour, probably from mullen, to grind; see mull².]

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muller [ˈmʌlə]

n

(Engineering / Tools) a flat heavy implement of stone or iron used to grind material against a slab of stone

[probably from mullen to grind to powder; compare Old English myl dust]

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Muller [ˈmʌlə]

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(Biographies / Muller, Hermann Joseph (1890-1967) M, US, SCIENCE: 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

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Noun	1.	Muller - Swiss chemist who synthesized DDT and discovered its use as an insecticide (1899-1965) Paul Hermann Muller
	2.	Muller - Swiss physicist who studied superconductivity (born in 1927) Karl Alex Muller
	3.	Muller - German physiologist and anatomist (1801-1858) Johannes Peter Muller
	4.	Muller - German mathematician and astronomer (1436-1476) Johann Muller, Regiomontanus
	5.	Muller - British philologist (born in Germany) who specialized in Sanskrit (1823-1900) Friedrich Max Muller, Max Muller
	6.	Muller - United States geneticist who studied the effects of X-rays on genes (1890-1967) Hermann Joseph Muller
	7.	muller - a reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation muser, ponderer, ruminator thinker - someone who exercises the mind (usually in an effort to reach a decision)
	8.	muller - 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 pestle, pounder tool - an implement used in the practice of a vocation
	9.	muller - a vessel in which wine is mulled vessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids)