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Definition of: alkalineearth metals
(al′kə·līn ûrth, -lin)
A group of elements resembling the alkali metals but somewhat less reactive, usually including calcium, strontium, magnesium, and barium, and sometimes also other elements of group IIa of the periodic table.
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