Asp may refer to:
Places
* Asp, part of
Densbüren
Densbüren is a municipality in the Aarau District of the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
History
Densbüren is first mentioned in the 14th century as ''Tensbuirron''. In 1426, it was mentioned as ''Teinspuiren''.
Geography
Densbüren has a ...
, Aargau, Switzerland
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Aspe
Aspe (, ca-valencia, Asp) 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, from Alicante city. The economy of Aspe is based ...
(''Asp'' in Valencian), Alicante, Spain
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Asp Lake
Asp Lake is a lake in Chisago County, Minnesota, in the United States.
Asp Lake was named for the aspen
Aspen is a common name for certain tree species; some, but not all, are classified by botanists in the section ''Populus'', of the '' ...
, a lake in Minnesota
Animals
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Asp (fish)
The asp (''Leuciscus aspius'') is a European freshwater fish of the Cyprinidae family. It is sometimes considered by taxonomic authorities to be one of two members of the genus '' Aspius''. It is protected under Appendix III of the Bern Convent ...
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Asp (snake)
"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. The specific epithet, ''aspis'', is a Greek word that means "viper".Gotch AF. 1986. ' ...
, in antiquity, one of several venomous snakes
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Cerastes cerastes
''Cerastes cerastes'', commonly known as the Saharan horned viperMallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. (2003). ''True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers''. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. . or the desert horned viper ...
'', a viper found in the Sahara desert
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Cerastes vipera
''Cerastes vipera'', common names Sahara sand viper and Avicenna viper,Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. ''True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers''. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 359 pp. . is a viper spe ...
'', a viper found in the Sahara desert
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Egyptian cobra
The Egyptian cobra (''Naja haje''), also known as Ouraeus ''(derived from the Ancient Greek word: ''οὐραῖος'' - )'', is one of the most venomous snakes in North Africa, which has caused many snakebite incidents to humans. It averages rou ...
, a venomous snake found in North Africa and parts of the Middle East
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Vipera aspis
''Vipera aspis'' is a viper species found in southwestern Europe.
Its common names include asp, asp viper,Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. ''True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers''. Krieger Publishing Company, Malaba ...
'', a viper found in Europe
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Megalopyge opercularis'', asp caterpillar or tree asp, a venomous caterpillar
People
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Nathan Aspinall
Nathan Aspinall (born 15 July 1991) is an English professional darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He won the 2019 UK Open with a 170 checkout in the final leg against former World Champion Rob Cross.
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, nicknamed "The Asp", English darts player
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Ninnie Asp
Ninnie Asp (born 1950) is a Swedish contemporary silversmith. Asp studied at in Stockholm, from 1967 to 1970. Her work is included in the Nationalmuseum
Nationalmuseum (or National Museum of Fine Arts) is the national gallery of Sweden, locat ...
(born 1950), Swedish silversmith
Other uses
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Aspartic acid
Aspartic acid (symbol Asp or D; the ionic form is known as aspartate), is an α- amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins. Like all other amino acids, it contains an amino group and a carboxylic acid. Its α-amino group is in the pr ...
, an amino acid, which is abbreviated as "Asp"
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''Aspasia'' (plant), an orchid genus, abbreviated "Asp."
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Asp (comics)
Asp (Cleo Nefertiti) is a former supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character has been depicted as a member of the villainous Serpent Society as well as the group BAD Girls, Inc., an all-female group ...
, snake-themed supervillain
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Asp (rocket)
ASP, (Atmospheric Sounding Projectile is the designation of an American sounding rocket
A sounding rocket or rocketsonde, sometimes called a research rocket or a suborbital rocket, is an instrument-carrying rocket designed to take measurements a ...
, a sounding rocket
See also
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Aspe (disambiguation) Aspe is a town and municipality in Alicante, Spain.
Aspe may also refer to:
* Aspe (surname)
* ASPE (Basque pelota), a sports management company
* Aspe peak, a mountain in the Pyrenees
* Gave d'Aspe, a torrential river in the Pyrenees
* Aspe Val ...
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ASPS (disambiguation) ASPS may refer to:
* Advanced sleep phase syndrome, a sleep disorder in which patients feel very sleepy early in the evening
* American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the largest plastic surgery specialty organization in the world
* Alveolar soft par ...
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ASP (disambiguation)
Asp may refer to:
Places
* Asp, part of Densbüren, Aargau, Switzerland
* Aspe (''Asp'' in Valencian), Alicante, Spain
* Asp Lake, a lake in Minnesota
Animals
* Asp (fish)
* Asp (snake), in antiquity, one of several venomous snakes
** ''Cera ...
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