First Known Use: 1957
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Calvin cycle
noun Cal·vin cycle \ˈkal-vən-\
Definition of CALVIN CYCLE
: the cycle of enzyme-catalyzed dark reactions of photosynthesis that occurs in the chloroplasts of plants and in many bacteria and that involves the fixation of carbon dioxide and the formation of a 6-carbon sugar
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Origin of CALVIN CYCLE
Melvin Calvin
Rhymes with CALVIN CYCLE
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