Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun alkali_metal

1 sense of alkali metal

Sense 1
alkali metal, alkaline metal -- (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")
       => metallic element, metal -- (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)