alkali metal

behaves in many respects like an alkali metal ion

n a state in midwestern United States n the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites n a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group

n a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group

a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group

n a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group