Meanings
nounCalvin cycle (plural Calvin cycles)
plural Calvin cycles
- biochemistryA series of biochemical reactions that take place in the stroma of chloroplasts in photosynthetic organisms.
Synonyms: Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycle, Calvin-Benson cycle
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA series of biochemical reactions that take place in the stroma of chloroplasts in photosynthetic organisms.
Similar
Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycleCalvin-Benson cycle
Origin
Named after American biologist Melvin Ellis Calvin.
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