definitions

Calvin

[ kal-vin ]
/ ˈkæl vɪn /

noun

JohnJean Chauvin or Caulvin, 1509–64, French theologian and reformer in Switzerland: leader in the Protestant Reformation.
Melvin,1911–97, U.S. chemist: Nobel Prize 1961.
a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “bald.”

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British Dictionary definitions for john calvin

Calvin

/ (ˈkælvɪn) /

noun

John, original name Jean Cauvin, Caulvin, or Chauvin. 1509–64, French theologian: a leader of the Protestant Reformation in France and Switzerland, establishing the first presbyterian government in Geneva. His theological system is described in his Institutes of the Christian Religion (1536)
Melvin. 1911–97, US chemist, noted particularly for his research on photosynthesis: Nobel prize for chemistry 1961
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Science definitions for john calvin

Calvin

[ kăl′vĭn ]
Melvin 1911-1997

American chemist who won a Nobel Prize in 1961 for determining the chemical reactions that occur during photosynthesis. This series of reactions is now known as the Calvin cycle.
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