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alkaline earth metal en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. Any of the elements of group II of the periodic table; they are low-density metals that react readily with water to form strongly basic hydroxides, and with many acids to form salts.

Forms

Relateds

barium · alkali metal · calcium · radium · magnesium · strontium · beryllium

Translations (31)

hu alkáliföldfém (any element of group II of the periodic table) · fi maa-alkalimetalli (any element of group II of the periodic table) · ka ტუტემიწა ლითონი (any element of group II of the periodic table) · ru щёлочно-земе́льный мета́лл (any element of group II of the periodic table) · vi kim loại kiềm thổ (any element of group II of the periodic table) · eo teralkala metalo (any element of group II of the periodic table) · pl wapniowiec (any element of group II of the periodic table) · yue 鹼土金屬 /碱土金属 (any element of group II of the periodic table) · de Erdalkalimetall (any element of group II of the periodic table) · nn jordalkalimetall (any element of group II of the periodic table) · af aardalkalimetaal (any element of group II of the periodic table) · ko 알칼리 토금속 (any element of group II of the periodic table) · sv alkalisk jordartsmetall (any element of group II of the periodic table) · et leelismuldmetall (any element of group II of the periodic table) · nb jordalkalimetall (any element of group II of the periodic table) · pt metal alcalino-terroso (any element of group II of the periodic table) · es metal alcalinotérreo (any element of group II of the periodic table) · sh земноалкалијски мѐта̄л (any element of group II of the periodic table) · cmn 鹼土金屬 /碱土金属 (any element of group II of the periodic table) · fr métal alcalino-terreux (any element of group II of the periodic table) · el αλκαλική γαία (any element of group II of the periodic table) · da jordalkalimetal (any element of group II of the periodic table) · ms logam alkali bumi (any element of group II of the periodic table) · pl metal ziem alkalicznych (any element of group II of the periodic table) · ga miotal cré-alcaileach (any element of group II of the periodic table) · af alkaliaardmetaal (any element of group II of the periodic table) · ja アルカリ土類金属 (any element of group II of the periodic table) · ro metal alcalino-pământos (any element of group II of the periodic table) · gl metal alcalino terroso (any element of group II of the periodic table) · sh zemnoalkalijski mètāl (any element of group II of the periodic table) · pl berylowiec (any element of group II of the periodic table)