From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Muller n 1: Swiss chemist who synthesized DDT and discovered its use as an insecticide (1899-1965) [syn: Muller, Paul Hermann Muller] 2: Swiss physicist who studied superconductivity (born in 1927) [syn: Muller, Karl Alex Muller] 3: German physiologist and anatomist (1801-1858) [syn: Muller, Johannes Peter Muller] 4: German mathematician and astronomer (1436-1476) [syn: Muller, Johann Muller, Regiomontanus] 5: British philologist (born in Germany) who specialized in Sanskrit (1823-1900) [syn: Muller, Max Muller, Friedrich Max Muller] 6: United States geneticist who studied the effects of X-rays on genes (1890-1967) [syn: Muller, Hermann Joseph Muller] 7: a reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation [syn: muser, muller, 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 [syn: pestle, muller, pounder] 9: a vessel in which wine is mulled