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

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First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of alkaline earth metal was in 1854

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“Alkaline earth metal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alkaline%20earth%20metal. Accessed 27 Mar. 2023.

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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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