Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounany of the monovalent metals of group I of the periodic table (lithium or sodium or potassium or rubidium or cesium or francium)
Similar
alkaline metal
Broader
metallic elementmetal
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Afrikaans alkalimetaal
- alkalimetaalsoft, light, reactive metals of Group 1 of the periodic table
Chinese Cantonese 鹼金屬 /碱金属
- 鹼金屬 /碱金属 (gaan² gam¹ suk⁶)soft, light, reactive metals of Group 1 of the periodic table
Chinese Mandarin 鹼金屬 /碱金属
- 鹼金屬 /碱金属 (jiǎnjīnshǔ)soft, light, reactive metals of Group 1 of the periodic table
Czech alkalický kov
- alkalický kovsoft, light, reactive metals of Group 1 of the periodic table
Danish alkalimetal
- alkalimetalsoft, light, reactive metals of Group 1 of the periodic table
Esperanto alkala metalo
- alkala metalosoft, light, reactive metals of Group 1 of the periodic table
Estonian leelismetall
- leelismetallsoft, light, reactive metals of Group 1 of the periodic table
Finnish alkalimetalli
- alkalimetallisoft, light, reactive metals of Group 1 of the periodic table
French métal alcalin
- métal alcalinsoft, light, reactive metals of Group 1 of the periodic table
German Alkalimetall
- Alkalimetallsoft, light, reactive metals of Group 1 of the periodic table
Greek αλκαλιμέταλλο
- αλκαλιμέταλλο (alkalimétallo)soft, light, reactive metals of Group 1 of the periodic table
Hungarian alkálifém
- alkálifémsoft, light, reactive metals of Group 1 of the periodic table
Japanese アルカリ金属
- アルカリ金属 (arukari kinzoku)soft, light, reactive metals of Group 1 of the periodic table
Korean 알칼리 금속
- 알칼리 금속 (alkalli geumsok)soft, light, reactive metals of Group 1 of the periodic table
Malay logam alkali
- logam alkalisoft, light, reactive metals of Group 1 of the periodic table
Norwegian Bokmål alkalimetall
- alkalimetallsoft, light, reactive metals of Group 1 of the periodic table
Persian فلز قلیایی
- فلز قلیایی (felez-e qaliâyi)soft, light, reactive metals of Group 1 of the periodic table
Polish litowiec
- litowiecsoft, light, reactive metals of Group 1 of the periodic table
Romanian metal alcalin
- metal alcalinsoft, light, reactive metals of Group 1 of the periodic table
Russian щелочно́й мета́лл
- щелочно́й мета́лл (ščeločnój metáll)soft, light, reactive metals of Group 1 of the periodic table
Swedish alkalimetall
- alkalimetallsoft, light, reactive metals of Group 1 of the periodic table
Vietnamese kim loại kiềm
- kim loại kiềmsoft, light, reactive metals of Group 1 of the periodic table
Welsh metel alcalïaidd
- metel alcalïaiddsoft, light, reactive metals of Group 1 of the periodic table
Cite this entry
APA
alkali metal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkali%20metal
MLA
“alkali metal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkali%20metal. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alkali metal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkali%20metal.
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