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Calvin cycle
Cal·vin cy·cle


noun 
Definition:
 
series of reactions in photosynthesis: a series of reactions that take place in photosynthesis by which carbon dioxide is converted to glucose
[After Melvin Calvin (1911-1997), U.S. biochemist]
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