Calvin Cycle Definition
noun
A series of chemical reactions that occur as part of photosynthesis, in which carbon is broken away from gaseous carbon dioxide and fixed as organic carbon in compounds that are ultimately converted into sugars.
American Heritage
(biochemistry) A series of biochemical reactions that take place in the stroma of chloroplasts in photosynthetic organisms.
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Other Word Forms of Calvin Cycle
Noun
Singular:
Calvin cycle
Plural:
Calvin cyclesOrigin of Calvin Cycle
After its joint discoverer Melvin Ellis Calvin (1911-1997).
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After Melvin Calvin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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