ALKALI METAL Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the phrase alkali metal. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for ALKALI METAL
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| cesium | nounn | |||||||
noun • a soft silver-white ductile metallic element (liquid at normal temperatures); the most electropositive and alkaline metal | ||||||||
| francium | nounn | |||||||
noun • a radioactive element of the alkali-metal group discovered as a disintegration product of actinium | ||||||||
| lithium | nounn | |||||||
noun • a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals | ||||||||
| potassium | nounn | |||||||
noun • a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abundant in nature in combined forms occurring in sea water and in carnallite and kainite and sylvite | ||||||||
| rubidium | nounn | |||||||
noun • a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group; burns in air and reacts violently in water; occurs in carnallite and lepidolite and pollucite | ||||||||
| sodium | nounn | |||||||
noun • a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (rock salt) | ||||||||
| alkaline metal | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • any of the monovalent metals of group I of the periodic table (lithium or sodium or potassium or rubidium or cesium or francium) | ||||||||
