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alkaline-earth metal

DEFINITIONS OF: alkaline-earth metal

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

Synonyms:
alkaline earth
Type 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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