Cal·vin cycle | \ ˈkal-vən- 
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\Definition of Calvin cycle
: the cycle of enzyme-catalyzed dark reactions of photosynthesis that occurs in the chloroplasts of plants and in many bacteria and that involves the fixation of carbon dioxide and the formation of a 6-carbon sugar
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