The word Adstans is spelled with the IPA phonetic transcription /æd.stæns/. The first syllable, "ad," is pronounced with the short "a" sound, followed by the consonant cluster "dst" which is pronounced as "dst." The second syllable, "ans," is pronounced with the short "a" sound and the "ns" is pronounced as "ns." Adstans is a Latin word that means "standing near." It is commonly used in the field of chemistry to describe the position of a molecule or atom in a molecule.