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Alkaline earth Moderate

Alkaline earth has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

any of the bivalent metals of group II of the periodic table (calcium or strontium or barium or magnesium or beryllium)

2

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.

See Also
phytic acid basic soluble periodic table element oxide
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
metallic element
Rhyming Words
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