HyperDic: alkali_metal

English > 1 sense of the expression alkali metal:
NOUNsubstancealkali metal, alkaline metalany of the monovalent metals of group I of the periodic table (lithium or sodium or potassium or rubidium or cesium or francium)
English > alkali metal: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningAny of the monovalent metals of group I of the periodic table (lithium or sodium or potassium or rubidium or cesium or francium).
Example"the hydroxides of the alkali metals are strongly alkaline"
Synonymalkaline metal
Broadermetallic element, metalAny of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
Spanishmetal alcalino
Catalanmetall alcalí

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