Definition of Alkaline earth

1. Noun. Any of the bivalent metals of group II of the periodic table (calcium or strontium or barium or magnesium or beryllium).

Exact synonyms: Alkaline-earth Metal
Generic synonyms: Metal, Metallic Element

Definition of Alkaline earth

1. Noun. (chemistry) Any oxide of the elements of group II of the periodic table; they are not as basic as the alkalis, and not so soluble in water. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Alkaline earth

1. Any of the metallic elements found in the second column of the periodic table, such as calcium and magnesium. (09 Oct 1997)

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Literary usage of Alkaline earth

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Course of Instruction in the Qualitative Chemical Analysis of Inorganic by Arthur Amos Noyes (1920)
"P. 71 PRECIPITATION OF ALKALINE-EARTH GROUP PRECIPITATION AND ANALYSIS OF ... Precipitation of the Alkaline-Earth Group. — Evaporate the filtrate from the ..."

2. The Astrophysical Journal by American Astronomical Society, University of Chicago (1905)
"1 ON THE SPECTRA OF THE ALKALINE-EARTH FLUORIDES IN THE ELECTRIC ARC BY CH. FABRY Most salts when placed in the electric arc give no spectrum other than ..."

3. The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis: With Special Consideration of by Julius Stieglitz (1911)
"The Analysis of the alkaline earth Group 41. The solution from which the ... The filtrate from the precipitated alkaline earth carbonates and from any ..."

4. The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial Science (1904)
"He also shows that manganese chloride, bromide, and iodide react in the same way on alkaline earth fluorides. It follows therefore that, in the fused liquid ..."

5. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1902)
"The silicides of the alkaline earth metals, namely: calcium, barium and strontium, were discovered by the Ampere Electrochemical Company in July, 1899. ..."

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