alkaline earth metal
noun
: any of the divalent strongly basic metals of group II of the periodic table comprising beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, and radium
called also alkaline earth
see Periodic Table
Word History
First Known Use
1854, in the meaning defined above
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alkaline-earth metal
noun
: any of the strongly basic metals consisting of beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, and radium
called also alkaline earth
Medical Definition
alkaline earth metal
noun
: any of the bivalent strongly basic metals of group II of the periodic table comprising beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, and radium
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