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MULLER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A vessel in which wine is mulled
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("muller" is a kind of...):
vessel (an object used as a container (especially for liquids))
Derivation:
mull (heat with sugar and spices to make a hot drink)
Sense 2
Meaning:
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:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("muller" is a kind of...):
tool (an implement used in the practice of a vocation)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation
Synonyms:
muller; muser; ponderer; ruminator
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("muller" is a kind of...):
thinker (someone who exercises the mind (usually in an effort to reach a decision))
Derivation:
mull (reflect deeply on a subject)
Sense 4
Meaning:
United States geneticist who studied the effects of X-rays on genes (1890-1967)
Synonyms:
Hermann Joseph Muller; Muller
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
geneticist (a biologist who specializes in genetics)
Sense 5
Meaning:
British philologist (born in Germany) who specialized in Sanskrit (1823-1900)
Synonyms:
Friedrich Max Muller; Max Muller; Muller
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
philologist; philologue (a humanist specializing in classical scholarship)
Sense 6
Meaning:
German mathematician and astronomer (1436-1476)
Synonyms:
Johann Muller; Muller; Regiomontanus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
astronomer; stargazer; uranologist (a physicist who studies astronomy)
mathematician (a person skilled in mathematics)
Sense 7
Meaning:
German physiologist and anatomist (1801-1858)
Synonyms:
Johannes Peter Muller; Muller
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
anatomist (an expert in anatomy)
physiologist (a biologist specializing in physiology)
Sense 8
Meaning:
Swiss physicist who studied superconductivity (born in 1927)
Synonyms:
Karl Alex Muller; Muller
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
nuclear physicist (a physicist who specializes in nuclear physics)
Sense 9
Meaning:
Swiss chemist who synthesized DDT and discovered its use as an insecticide (1899-1965)
Synonyms:
Muller; Paul Hermann Muller
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
chemist (a scientist who specializes in chemistry)
