alkaline earth
Americannoun
noun
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Also called: alkaline earth metal. alkaline earth element. any of the divalent electropositive metals beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, and radium, belonging to group 2A of the periodic table
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an oxide of one of the alkaline earth metals
Etymology
Origin of alkaline earth
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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The only result that popped up pertained to chemistry: specifically, to the periodic table and the atomic numbers of the alkaline earth metals.
From New York Times ● May 21, 2023
Like the alkali metals, the heavier alkaline earth metals impart color to a flame.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
Hydrogen carbonates of the alkaline earth metals remain stable only in solution; evaporation of the solution produces the carbonate.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
In general, the alkali metals react faster and are more reactive than the corresponding alkaline earth metals in the same period.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
Sulphuret: A combination of an alkaline earth or metal with sulphur, as Sulphuret of iron, a combination of iron and sulphur.
From American Woman's Home by Beecher, Catharine Esther
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