ALKALINE EARTH

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 I. (noun) 

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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

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("alkaline earth" 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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