alkaline earth

noun Chemistry.

any of the oxides of barium, radium, strontium, calcium, and, sometimes, magnesium.

Origin of alkaline earth

First recorded in 1810–20

Words nearby alkaline earth

alkali metaprotein, alkalimeter, alkalimetry, alkaline, alkaline-ash diet, alkaline earth, alkaline-earth metal, alkaline phosphatase, alkaline soil, alkaline tide, alkalinity

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Example sentences from the Web for alkaline earth

What properties have the metals of the magnesium family in common with the alkali metals; with the alkaline-earth metals?
An Elementary Study of Chemistry|William McPherson
Like the alkaline-earth metals, their carbonates and phosphates are insoluble in water.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry|William McPherson
Unlike both the alkali and alkaline-earth metals, their hydroxides are nearly insoluble in water.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry|William McPherson
They are called the alkaline-earth metals because their properties are between those of the alkali metals and the earth metals.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry|William McPherson

The alkaline-earth family consists of the very abundant element calcium and the much rarer elements strontium and barium.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry|William McPherson

British Dictionary definitions for alkaline earth

alkaline earth

noun

Also called: alkaline earth metal, alkaline earth element any of the divalent electropositive metals beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, and radium, belonging to group 2A of the periodic table

an oxide of one of the alkaline earth metals

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Medical definitions for alkaline earth

alkaline earth

n.

The oxides of calcium, strontium, radium, and barium, and sometimes magnesium.

单词	alkaline earth
释义	alkaline earth noun Chemistry. any of the oxides of barium, radium, strontium, calcium, and, sometimes, magnesium. Origin of alkaline earth First recorded in 1810–20 Words nearby alkaline earth alkali metaprotein, alkalimeter, alkalimetry, alkaline, alkaline-ash diet, alkaline earth, alkaline-earth metal, alkaline phosphatase, alkaline soil, alkaline tide, alkalinity Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for alkaline earth What properties have the metals of the magnesium family in common with the alkali metals; with the alkaline-earth metals? An Elementary Study of Chemistry\|William McPherson Like the alkaline-earth metals, their carbonates and phosphates are insoluble in water. An Elementary Study of Chemistry\|William McPherson Unlike both the alkali and alkaline-earth metals, their hydroxides are nearly insoluble in water. An Elementary Study of Chemistry\|William McPherson They are called the alkaline-earth metals because their properties are between those of the alkali metals and the earth metals. An Elementary Study of Chemistry\|William McPherson The alkaline-earth family consists of the very abundant element calcium and the much rarer elements strontium and barium. An Elementary Study of Chemistry\|William McPherson British Dictionary definitions for alkaline earth alkaline earth noun Also called: alkaline earth metal, alkaline earth element any of the divalent electropositive metals beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, and radium, belonging to group 2A of the periodic table an oxide of one of the alkaline earth metals Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for alkaline earth alkaline earth n. The oxides of calcium, strontium, radium, and barium, and sometimes magnesium. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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