noun Swiss chemist who synthesized DDT and discovered its use as an insecticide (1899-1965).
— synonyms: Paul_Hermann_Muller
noun Swiss physicist who studied superconductivity (born in 1927).
— synonyms: Karl_Alex_Muller
noun German physiologist and anatomist (1801-1858).
— synonyms: Johannes_Peter_Muller
noun German mathematician and astronomer (1436-1476).
— synonyms: Johann_Muller, Regiomontanus
noun British philologist (born in Germany) who specialized in Sanskrit (1823-1900).
— synonyms: Max_Muller, Friedrich_Max_Muller
noun United States geneticist who studied the effects of X-rays on genes (1890-1967).
— synonyms: Hermann_Joseph_Muller
noun a reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation.
— synonyms: muser, ponderer, ruminator
noun 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