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Definition of Asp

1. Noun. Of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder.

2. Noun. Cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death.

Definition of Asp

1. n. Same as Aspen.

2. n. A small, hooded, poisonous serpent of Egypt and adjacent countries, whose bite is often fatal. It is the Naja haje. The name is also applied to other poisonous serpents, esp. to Vipera aspis of southern Europe. See Haje.

Definition of Asp

1. Initialism. Active Server Pages ¹

2. Initialism. Application Service Provider ¹

3. Acronym. An extensible baton, used by police and security officers. From the name of the manufacturer: Amalgamated Security Products. ¹

4. Noun. (archaic) A water snake. ¹

5. Noun. A venomous viper native to southwestern Europe (''Vipera aspis''). ¹

6. Noun. The Egyptian cobra (''Naja haje'') ¹

7. Noun. A type of European fish (''Aspius aspius''). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Asp

1. a venomous snake [n -S]

Medical Definition of Asp

1. Same as Aspen. "Trembling poplar or asp." A small, hooded, poisonous serpent of Egypt and adjacent countries, whose bite is often fatal. It is the Naja haje. The name is also applied to other poisonous serpents, especially. To Vipera aspis of southern Europe. See Haje. Origin: L. Aspis, fr. Gr., cf. OF. Aspe, F. Aspic. One of several species of poplar bearing this name, especially the Populus tremula, so called from the trembling of its leaves, which move with the slightest impulse of the air. Origin: AS. Aesp, aeps; akin to OHG. Aspa, Icel. Osp, Dan. Aesp, Sw. Asp, D. Esp, G. Espe, aspe, aspe; cf. Lettish apsa, Lith. Apuszis. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Asp

asmatographer asmatographers asmear asnarl asoak asocial asociality asocially asocials asoma

asomatognosia asomatognosias asomatous asomtavruli asonant asp (current term) asp viper asparaginase asparaginases asparagine

asparagine-N-glycosyltransferase asparagine-oxo-acid aminotransferase asparagine permease asparagine synthetase asparagines asparaginic acid asparaginous asparaginyl

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