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- Asp (reptile)Asp (reptile)Asp is the modern Anglicisation of the word aspis, which in antiquity referred to any one of several venomous snake species found in the Nile region. It is believed that the aspis referred to in Egyptian mythology is the modern Egyptian cobra....
, an archaic term for a venomous snake. - Vipera aspisVipera aspisVipera aspis is a venomous viper species found in southwestern Europe. Bites from this species can be more severe than from the European adder, V. berus; not only can they be very painful, but about 4% of all untreated bites are fatal...
, a venomous viper found in Europe. - Cerastes cerastesCerastes cerastesCerastes cerastes is a venomous viper species native to the deserts of Northern Africa and parts of the Middle East. They often are easily recognized by the presence of a pair of supraocular horns, although hornless individuals do occur. No subspecies are currently recognized.-Description:The...
, a venomous viper found in the Sahara desert. - Cerastes viperaCerastes viperaCerastes vipera is a venomous viper species found in the deserts of North Africa and the Sinai Peninsula. No subspecies are currently recognized.-Description:...
, another venomous viper found in the Sahara desert. - Egyptian cobraEgyptian cobraThe Egyptian cobra is a species in the genus Naja found in Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. It is one of the largest Naja species in Africa.- Description :...
, a venomous snake found in North Africa and parts of the Middle East. Cleopatra was believed to have been bitten by one.
Places:
- AspeAspeAspe is a town and municipality located in the comarca of Vinalopó Mitjà, in the province of Alicante, Spain.The town is located in the valley of the river Vinalopó, 25 km from Alicante city...
, SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
(Asp in CatalanCatalan languageCatalan is a Romance language, the national and only official language of Andorra and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and Valencian Community, where it is known as Valencian , as well as in the city of Alghero, on the Italian island...
), a town in the province of AlicanteAlicanteAlicante or Alacant is a city in Spain, the capital of the province of Alicante and of the comarca of Alacantí, in the south of the Valencian Community. It is also a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city of Alicante proper was 334,418, estimated , ranking as the second-largest...
, Spain. - Asp, Switzerland, part of DensbürenDensbürenDensbüren is a municipality in the district of Aarau of the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Densbüren is first mentioned in the 14 Century as Tensbuirron. In 1426 it was mentioned as Teinspuiren.-Geography:...
, Aargau.
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- ASP (band)ASP (band)ASP is a German rock band from Frankfurt am Main formed in 1999. The name is basically identical with the pseudonym of the Band's leader Asp and to be pronounced as one word.-Biography:...
, A German goth band. - Acylation stimulating proteinAcylation stimulating proteinComplement 3 through its interaction with factors B and D generates C3a. In human body, C3a is rapidily cleaved by :carboxypeptidase B or carbxyopeptidase N that remove the carboxyl-terminal :arginine to generate C3adesArg. Thus, most of plasmatic C3a is present in C3adesArg form...
, a cytokine protein from adipose tissu. - Asp (comics)Asp (comics)The Asp is a former supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe, most notably a member of the Serpent Society and BAD Girls, Inc.. She was created by Mark Gruenwald and Paul Neary, and first appeared in Captain America vol. 1 #310....
, snake-themed supervillain - Megalopyge opercularisMegalopyge opercularisThe moth Megalopyge opercularis has numerous common names, including southern flannel moth, pussy moth, puss caterpillar, tree asp, and, asp caterpillar. It is visually striking in both larval and adult forms...
(also known as Asp), a type of venomous hairy caterpillar - Asp (fish)Asp (fish)The Asp is a European freshwater fish of the Cyprinid family. It is protected by the Bern Convention of endangered species and habitats . Asps are also on the IUCN Red List of endangered species....
(Aspius aspius), a fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae. It can be found in Europe - Asp (rocket)Asp (rocket)Asp is the designation of an American sounding rocket. Between 1955 and 1962 these were used 30 times to study the explosion clouds of nuclear bombs....
, an American sounding rocket - Active Server PagesActive Server PagesActive Server Pages , also known as Classic ASP or ASP Classic, was Microsoft's first server-side script engine for dynamically-generated Web pages. Initially released as an add-on to Internet Information Services via the Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack Active Server Pages (ASP), also known as Classic...
, Web server scripting environment developed by Microsoft - Application service providerApplication service providerAn application service provider is a business that provides computer-based services to customers over a network. Software offered using an ASP model is also sometimes called On-demand software or software as a service ....
, a business that provides computer-based services to customers over a network. - a term used for a pocket knifePocket knifeA pocket knife is a folding knife with one or more blades that fit inside the handle that can still fit in a pocket. It is also known as a jackknife or jack-knife...
- the ASP (Armament Systems and Procedures) Baton, a type of expandable baton
- AspasiaAspasia (orchid)Aspasia, abbreviated as Asp. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of 7 species of orchids occurring from southern Mexico to southern Brazil. The genus is closely related to Miltonia and Brassia...
, an orchid genus, abbreviated "Asp." - AspenAspenPopulus section Populus, of the Populus genus, includes the aspen trees and the white poplar Populus alba. The five typical aspens are all native to cold regions with cool summers, in the north of the Northern Hemisphere, extending south at high altitudes in the mountains. The White Poplar, by...
, a kind of tree sometimes called an Asp - Aspartic acidAspartic acidAspartic acid is an α-amino acid with the chemical formula HOOCCHCH2COOH. The carboxylate anion, salt, or ester of aspartic acid is known as aspartate. The L-isomer of aspartate is one of the 20 proteinogenic amino acids, i.e., the building blocks of proteins...
, an amino acid, which is abbreviated as "Asp" - ASP (economical Term), Average Selling Price