Defn: Burnt; adust. [Obs.] Howell.
ADUSTIBLE
A*dust"i*ble, a.
Defn: That may be burnt. [Obs.]
ADUSTION A*dus"tion, n. Etym: [L. adustio, fr. adurere, adustum: cf. F. adustion.]
1. The act of burning, or heating to dryness; the state of being thus heated or dried. [Obs.] Harvey.
2. (Surg.)
Defn: Cauterization. Buchanan.
AD VALOREM
Ad va*lo"rem. Etym: [L., according to the value.] (Com.)
Defn: A term used to denote a duty or charge laid upon goods, at a certain rate per cent upon their value, as stated in their invoice, - - in opposition to a specific sum upon a given quantity or number; as, an ad valorem duty of twenty per cent.
ADVANCE Ad*vance", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Advanced; p. pr. & vb. n. Advancing(#).] Etym: [OE. avancen, avauncen, F. avancer, fr. a supposed LL. abantiare; ab + ante (F. avant) before. The spelling with d was a mistake, a- being supposed to be fr. L. ad. See Avaunt.]