alkaline earth metal
Noun
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Noun
alkaline earth metal
- (inorganic chemistry) Any of the elements of group II of the periodic table; they are low-density metals that react readily with water to form strongly basic hydroxides, and with many acids to form salts.
- French: métal alcalino-terreux
- German: Erdalkalimetall
- Portuguese: metal alcalino-terroso
- Russian: щёлочно-земе́льный мета́лл
- Spanish: metal alcalinotérreo
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