alkaline earth metal
1alkaline-earth metal — [al′kə lin΄ʉrth′, al′kə līn΄ʉrth′] n. any of the six highly reactive chemical elements in group IIA of the periodic table including, in order of increasing reactivity, beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, and radium: an oxide of any… …
2alkaline earth metal — n any of the bivalent strongly basic metals of group II of the periodic table comprising beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, and radium …
3Alkaline earth metal — Group 2 Period  2 4 Be 3 …
4alkaline-earth metal — šarminis žemės metalas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. alkal earth metal; alkaline earth metal vok. Erdalkalimetall, n rus. щёлочноземельный металл, m pranc. métal alcalino terreux, m …
5alkaline-earth metal — /al keuh luyn errth , lin /, Chem. any of the group of bivalent metals including barium, radium, strontium, calcium, and, usually, magnesium, the hydroxides of which are alkalis but less soluble than those of the alkali metals. [1900 05] * * * ▪… …
6alkaline-earth metal — noun any of the bivalent metals of group II of the periodic table (calcium or strontium or barium or magnesium or beryllium) • Syn: ↑alkaline earth • Hypernyms: ↑metallic element, ↑metal * * * noun : any of the metals of group II of the periodic… …
7alkaline earth metal — noun Date: 1869 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 table …
8alkaline-earth metal — al′kaline earth′ met al n. chem. any of the group of bivalent metals including barium, radium, strontium, calcium, and, usu., magnesium, the hydroxides of which are alkalis but less soluble than those of the alkali metals …
9alkaline earth metal — a metal in group IIA of the periodic table (beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, radium) …
10alkaline-earth metal — /ˌælkəlaɪn ɜθ ˈmɛtl/ (say .alkuhluyn erth metl) noun a bivalent metal, one of the second group of the periodic table, including beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, and radium …