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.

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Origin of alkaline-earth metal

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby alkaline-earth metal

alkaline earth, alkaline phosphatase, alkaline soil, alkaline tide, alkaline-ash diet, alkaline-earth metal, alkalinity, alkalinuria, alkalize, alkaloid, alkaloidal
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Medical 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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Scientific 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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