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Alkaline-Earth Metal.
Alkaline-Earth Metal - as a noun
Any of the bivalent metals of group ii of the periodic table (calcium or strontium or barium or magnesium or beryllium)
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
alkaline earthExample Sentences
"The chemist studied the properties of alkaline-earth metal compounds."
"The geologist identified alkaline-earth metal minerals in the rock samples."
"The researcher conducted experiments to investigate alkaline-earth metal reactions."
"The physicist examined the behavior of alkaline-earth metal ions in solution."
"The professor taught a lecture on the electronic configurations of alkaline-earth metal atoms."