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Alkaline earths

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alkaline earth

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

Origin:
1810–20
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Main Entry: alkaline earth
Function: noun
1 : an oxide of an alkaline earth metal
2 : ALKALINE EARTH METAL
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alkaline earth n.
The oxides of calcium, strontium, radium, and barium, and sometimes magnesium.

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