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| 1. | 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) |
| 2. | Melvin. 1911--97, US chemist, noted particularly for his research on photosynthesis: Nobel prize for chemistry 1961 |
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Calvin
is always a great word to know.
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| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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Word Origin & History
Calvin
John Calvin (1509-1564), Protestant leader, born Jean Caulvin, the surname related to Fr. Chauvin (cf. chauvinism), from L. calvus "bald."
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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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