alkaline earth
alkaline earth noun: 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.
Noun
alkaline earth (plural alkaline earths)
- 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.
- Four of the earths, namely, lime, baryta, strontia, and magnesia, possess alkaline properties to a considerable extent, and are hence called alkaline earths.1846, editorial staff, “CHEMISTRY”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 2, Issue 13, page 102
alkaline earth meaning in Tamil and Bengali
alkaline earth in Tamil
- காரமண் உலோகம்
alkaline earth in Bengali
- alkaline earth
- ক্ষারমৃত্তিকা kharomrittika
Forms of alkaline earth
| plural | alkaline earths |
|---|---|
| alternative form | alkaline-earth |
Words formed from alkaline earth
Questions about alkaline earth
- What does alkaline earth mean?
- Alkaline earth means 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.
- What is alkaline earth in Tamil?
- Alkaline earth in Tamil is காரமண் உலோகம். See Alkaline earth meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is alkaline earth?
- Alkaline earth is a noun.
- What is the plural of alkaline earth?
- The plural of alkaline earth is alkaline earths.
Words near alkaline earth in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: alkaline earth (page history and authors); alkaline earth (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ক্ষারমৃত্তিকা (Bengali) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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