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alkaline-earth· metal (--ʉrt̸h)

noun

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 of these metals is called an alkaline earth

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  1. alkaline
  2. alkalimeter
  3. alkalic
  4. alkali metal
  5. alkali flat
  6. alkali
  7. alkalescence
  8. alkahest
  9. ALJ
  10. alizarin
  1. alkalinize
  2. alkalize
  3. alkaloid
  4. alkalosis
  5. alkane
  6. alkanet
  7. alkene
  8. alkie
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  10. Alkoran