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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (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);
- Example: "the hydroxides of the alkali metals are strongly alkaline"
[syn: alkali metal, alkaline metal]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Alkali metal \Alkali metal\ Any one of the univalent metals of group I of the periodic table of the elements, including lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, and francium. The hydroxides of these metals are soluble in water and form strongly basic solutions. [PJC.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

alkali metal n 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" [syn: alkali metal, alkaline metal]