alkaline-earth metal
[ al-kuh-lahyn-urth, -lin- ]
/ ˈæl kəˌlaɪnˈɜrθ, -lɪn- /
noun Chemistry.
any of the group of bivalent metals including barium, radium, strontium, calcium, and, usually, magnesium, the hydroxides of which are alkalis but less soluble than those of the alkali metals.
Words nearby alkaline-earth metal
alkaline earth, alkaline phosphatase, alkaline soil, alkaline tide, alkaline-ash diet, alkaline-earth metal, alkalinity, alkalinuria, alkalize, alkaloid, alkaloidal
Origin of alkaline-earth metal
First recorded in 1900–05
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Medicine definitions for alkaline-earth metal
alkaline-earth metal
n.
Any of a group of metallic elements including calcium, strontium, magnesium, barium, beryllium, and radium.
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Science definitions for alkaline-earth metal
alkaline-earth metal
Any of a group of metallic elements that includes beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, and radium. Because the alkaline-earth metals have two electrons in their outer shell, they react easily with other elements and are found in nature only in compounds. See Periodic Table.
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