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碱土金属

jiǎn tǔ jīn shǔ

4-character word Traditional 鹼土金屬

What 碱土金属 means

1. alkaline earth (i.e. beryllium Be 铍, magnesium Mg 镁, calcium Ca 钙, strontium Sr 锶, barium Ba 钡 and radium Ra 镭)

The characters in 碱土金属

• 碱jiǎn(chemistry) base; alkali; soda
• 土tǔearth; dust; clay
• 金jīngold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals
• 属shǔcategory; genus (taxonomy); family members

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