Definition of Alkaline Earth in English :

Define Alkaline Earth in English

Alkaline Earth meaning in English

Meaning of Alkaline Earth in English

Pronunciation of Alkaline Earth in English

Alkaline Earth pronunciation in English

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Alkaline Earth

see synonyms of alkaline earth

Noun

1. alkaline earth, alkaline-earth metal

any of the bivalent metals of group II of the periodic table (calcium or strontium or barium or magnesium or beryllium)

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Alkaline Earth

see synonyms of alkaline earth
noun
1. 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
2. 
an oxide of one of the alkaline earth metals

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