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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of a group of metallic elements, especially calcium, strontium, magnesium, and barium, but generally including beryllium and radium.
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- noun inorganic chemistry Alternative spelling of
alkaline earth metal .
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- noun any of the bivalent metals of group II of the periodic table (calcium or strontium or barium or magnesium or beryllium)
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