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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
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