(1911–97), American biochemist, who investigated photosynthesis and discovered the cycle of reactions (the Calvin cycle) which constitute the dark reaction. Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1961).
Definition of Calvin, Melvin in US English:
Calvin, Melvin
proper nounˈkælvənˈkalvin
(1911–97), US biochemist; full name Melvin Ellis Calvin. He investigated photosynthesis and discovered the cycle of reactions (the Calvin cycle) that constitutes the dark reaction. Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1961).