Noun
- 1. Calvin, Melvin Calvin
- usage: United States chemist noted for discovering the series of chemical reactions in photosynthesis (1911-)
- 2. Calvin, John Calvin, Jean Cauvin, Jean Caulvin, Jean Chauvin
- usage: 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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