Calvin
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[kal-vin] Pronunciation Key
[kal-vin] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | John (Jean Chauvin or Caulvin), 1509–64, French theologian and reformer in Switzerland: leader in the Protestant Reformation. |
| 2. | Melvin, 1911–97, U.S. chemist: Nobel prize 1961. |
| 3. | a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “bald.” |
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(kāl'vĭn) Pronunciation Key
French-born Swiss Protestant theologian who broke with the Roman Catholic Church (1533) and set forth the tenets of his theology, known today as Presbyterianism, in Institutes of the Christian Religion (1536). |
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| Calvin, Melvin 1911-1997.
American chemist. He won a 1961 Nobel Prize for discovering the series of chemical reactions in photosynthesis. |
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| calvin | |
noun | |
| 1. | United States chemist noted for discovering the series of chemical reactions in photosynthesis (1911-) |
| 2. | Swiss theologian (born in France) whose tenets (predestination and the irresistibility of grace and justification by faith) defined Presbyterianism (1509-1564) |
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| Calvin
(kāl'vĭn) Pronunciation Key
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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Calvin, KY Zip code(s): 40813
Calvin, ND (city, FIPS 11700) Location: 48.85116 N, 98.93699 W
Population (1990): 27 (22 housing units)
Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 58323
Calvin, OK (town, FIPS 11100) Location: 34.96737 N, 96.25323 W
Population (1990): 251 (142 housing units)
Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 74531
Calvin, PA Zip code(s): 16622
Calvin, WV Zip code(s): 26660
Calvin, LA (village, FIPS 11930) Location: 31.95975 N, 92.77830 W
Population (1990): 207 (108 housing units)
Area: 5.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
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