alkaline metal

1. 1.

   any of the monovalent metals of group I of the periodic table (lithium or sodium or potassium or rubidium or cesium or francium)

   “the hydroxides of the alkali metals are strongly alkaline”

   Synonymsalkali metal

   Broadermetallic element

Questions about alkaline metal

What does alkaline metal mean?

alkaline metal means "any of the monovalent metals of group I of the periodic table (lithium or sodium or potassium or rubidium or cesium or francium)".

What is another word for alkaline metal?

Close synonyms include alkali metal. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is alkaline metal a common word?