English Explanatory Dictionary

Calvin cycle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A series of biochemical reactions that take place in the stroma of chloroplasts in photosynthetic organisms.

Word forms

Calvin cycle Calvin cycles

Etymology

Named after American biologist Melvin Ellis Calvin.

Synonyms

Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycle Calvin-Benson cycle
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