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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.]