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| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
| alkaline earths |
( l´k l n, –l n) (KEY) , oxides of the alkaline-earth metals, especially of calcium, strontium, and barium. They are not readily soluble in water and form solutions less basic than those of alkalies. |
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