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Chem.any of the oxides of barium, radium, strontium, calcium, and, sometimes, magnesium.[1810-20]
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alkaline earth — n 1) an oxide of an alkaline earth metal 2) ALKALINE EARTH METAL * * * any oxide of the alkaline earth metals … Medical dictionary
alkaline earth — noun see alkaline earth metal … New Collegiate Dictionary
alkaline earth — /ælkəlaɪn ˈɜθ/ (say alkuhluyn erth) noun the oxide of an alkaline earth metal …
alkaline earth — 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 metal • Hypernyms: ↑metallic element, ↑metal … Useful english dictionary
alkaline-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… … English World dictionary
Alkaline earth metals — Alkaline earth metals. См. Щелочноземельные металлы. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
alkaline 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 … Medical dictionary
alkaline earth metals — plural noun The bivalent metals of the second group of the periodic system, calcium, strontium, barium, and sometimes magnesium and radium • • • Main Entry: ↑alkali … Useful english dictionary
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alkaline-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] * * * ▪… … Universalium
alkaline-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… … Useful english dictionary
