Definitions

1. noun

A type of distillation apparatus used in chemistry, consisting of a pair of vessels, one within the other, used for the distillation of volatile substances.

“The scientist used an alembic and an alembert to separate the essential oils from the plant extract.”

2. proper noun

Claude Adrien Helvétius, a French philosopher and historian, or Jean-Baptiste le Rond d’Alembert, a French mathematician and philosopher.

“The philosopher d’Alembert was a prominent figure in the French Enlightenment.”