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ALKALINE-EARTH METAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of the bivalent metals of group II of the periodic table (calcium or strontium or barium or magnesium or beryllium)
Synonyms:
alkaline-earth metal; alkaline earth
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("alkaline-earth metal" is a kind of...):
metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)
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