muller meaning and definition

MULLER noun

Definition of Muller (noun)

1. Swiss chemist who synthesized DDT and discovered its use as an insecticide (1899-1965)
   • synonyms: Paul Hermann Muller
2. Swiss physicist who studied superconductivity (born in 1927)
   • synonyms: Karl Alex Muller
3. German physiologist and anatomist (1801-1858)
   • synonyms: Johannes Peter Muller
4. German mathematician and astronomer (1436-1476)
   • synonyms: Johann Muller, Regiomontanus
5. British philologist (born in Germany) who specialized in Sanskrit (1823-1900)
   • synonyms: Friedrich Max Muller, Max Muller
6. United States geneticist who studied the effects of X-rays on genes (1890-1967)
   • synonyms: Hermann Joseph Muller
7. a reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation
   • synonyms: muser, ponderer, ruminator
8. 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
   • synonyms: pestle, pounder
9. a vessel in which wine is mulled