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Noun: alkaline-earth metal
  1. Any of the bivalent metals of group II of the periodic table (calcium, strontium, barium, magnesium or beryllium)
    - alkaline earth

Derived forms: alkaline-earth metals

Type of: metal, metallic element

Encyclopedia: Alkaline-earth metal