单词 | calvin |
释义 | Calvin[ kal-vin ] / ˈkæl vɪn / nounJohn Jean 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.” Words nearby CalvinCalvary cross, calve, Calvé-Perthes disease, Calvert, calves, Calvin, Calvin cycle, Calvinism, Calvin, John, Calvino, calvities Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for CalvinBritish Dictionary definitions for CalvinCalvin / (ˈkælvɪn) / nounJohn, 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for CalvinCalvin [ kăl′vĭn ] 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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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