Function: noun
Date: 1869
: any of the divalent strongly basic metals of group II of the periodic table comprising beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, and radium ― called also alkaline earth ― see PERIODIC TABLE table
Function: noun
Date: 1869
: any of the divalent strongly basic metals of group II of the periodic table comprising beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, and radium ― called also alkaline earth ― see PERIODIC TABLE table
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012