ಅರ್ಥ : Any of the monovalent metals of group I of the periodic table (lithium or sodium or potassium or rubidium or cesium or francium).
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
The hydroxides of the alkali metals are strongly alkaline.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : alkaline metal