CALVIN

Calvin, John Calvin, Jean Cauvin, Jean Caulvin, Jean Chauvin

(noun) Swiss theologian (born in France) whose tenets (predestination and the irresistibility of grace and justification by faith) defined Presbyterianism (1509-1564)

Calvin, Melvin Calvin

(noun) United States chemist noted for discovering the series of chemical reactions in photosynthesis (1911-)

Source: WordNet® 3.1



RESET




Word of the Day

23 December 2024

QUANDONG

(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.

coffee icon