alkaline_metal
1. [ noun ] (chemistry) any of the monovalent metals of group I of the periodic table (lithium or sodium or potassium or rubidium or cesium or francium)
Synonyms: alkali_metal
Examples:

"the hydroxides of the alkali metals are strongly alkaline"

Related terms: metallic_element
Similar spelling:   alkali_metal
  alkaline_earth
  alkalinuria
  alkalimetry
  alkaline-loving