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English noun: Muller

1. Muller (person) Swiss chemist who synthesized DDT and discovered its use as an insecticide (1899-1965)


SynonymsPaul Hermann Muller


Instance hypernymchemist

2. Muller (person) Swiss physicist who studied superconductivity (born in 1927)


SynonymsKarl Alex Muller


Instance hypernymnuclear physicist

3. Muller (person) German physiologist and anatomist (1801-1858)


SynonymsJohannes Peter Muller


Instance hypernymanatomist, physiologist

4. Muller (person) German mathematician and astronomer (1436-1476)


SynonymsJohann Muller, Regiomontanus


Instance hypernymastronomer, mathematician, stargazer, uranologist

5. Muller (person) British philologist (born in Germany) who specialized in Sanskrit (1823-1900)


SynonymsFriedrich Max Muller, Max Muller


Instance hypernymphilologist, philologue

6. Muller (person) United States geneticist who studied the effects of X-rays on genes (1890-1967)


SynonymsHermann Joseph Muller


Instance hypernymgeneticist

7. muller (person) a reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation


Synonymsmuser, ponderer, ruminator


Broader (hypernym)thinker

8. muller (artifact) 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


Synonymspestle, pounder


Broader (hypernym)tool

9. muller (artifact) a vessel in which wine is mulled


Broader (hypernym)vessel









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