ALKALI METAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does alkali metal mean? 

• ALKALI METAL (noun)
  The noun ALKALI METAL has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: ALKALI METAL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALKALI METAL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

alkali metal; alkaline metal

Context example:

the hydroxides of the alkali metals are strongly alkaline

Hypernyms ("alkali metal" is a kind of...):

metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)

 Context examples 

The carbonate salt of lithium, a soft alkali metal, with antimanic and hematopoietic activities.

(Lithium Carbonate, NCI Thesaurus)

The observations of WASP-127b reveal the presence of a large concentration of alkali metals in its atmosphere, allowing simultaneous detections of sodium, potassium and lithium for the first time in an exoplanet.

(Multiple metals – and possible signs of water – found in unique exoplanet, University of Cambridge)