Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z aslaver Slavering. asleep In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting. Asleson A surname from Norwegian. Aslett A surname. Aslian Of or relating to a group of languages spoken by many of the aboriginal inhabitants of Malaya and peninsular Thailand. aslide Sliding. Aslin A surname. aslither Slithering. Aslockton A village and civil parish in Rushcliffe borough, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7440). Aslong A barangay of Libmanan, Camarines Sur, Philippines. aslop Sopping wet. aslope Slanted, sloping. aslosh Sloshing; full of, covered or soaked (with or in a liquid). aslug sluggishly Aslum A barangay of Alangalang, Leyte, Philippines. aslumber Asleep. asm Pseudo-acronym of assignment. asmachta A reference to the Torah adduced by a Rabbi in creating a Rabbinical law. Asman Avestan and Middle Persian name of the Zoroastrian divinity that is the hypostasis of the sky. Asman is the "highest heaven," and is distinguished from the firmament, 𐬚𐬡𐬁𐬴𐬀 (θβāṣ̌a), which lies nearer the earth. Asmar A surname. Asmara The capital city of Eritrea. Asmat A member of an ethnic group of New Guinea, residing in the Papua province of Indonesia. asmatographer A song or music seller. asmear Smeared over. Asmeret A female given name from Amharic. asmile Smiling. Asmodean Of or relating to Asmodeus. Asmodeus The king of demons in Jewish tradition, and thought to represent lust in Christian demonology. asmoke Smoking; giving off steam or fog. asmoulder smouldering ASMR Content, especially audio, intended to elicit the autonomous sensory meridian response. Derived from the previous definition. ASMRotica A subgenre of ASMR content intended to be sexually stimulating or appealing. ASMRtist A person who creates ASMR audiovisual material. Asmus A surname originating as a patronymic. Asmussen A surname. ASMX Active Server Method File, A file type used by Microsoft Windows servers. asnarl snarling asniffle Sniffling. asnooze asleep asnort Snorting. ASO A surname from Japanese. asoak soaking asocainol An antiarrhythmic drug. asocial Not social, not relating to society. asociality The character of being asocial; asocial quality or disposition. asocialize To cause to become asocial; to disconnect (someone or something) from society or societal norms. asocially In an asocial way. asoka Synonym of Ashoka. asolectin A mixture of phospholipids obtained commercially from soybeans asomatognosia A deficiency in the awareness of parts on one's own body. asomatognosic Relating to asomatognosia. asomatous Without a material body; incorporeal. Asomtavruli One of three forms of the Georgian alphabet. Asomtavruli, a monumental script, is the oldest form of the Georgian alphabet, but it is no longer used for writing the language. Due to its design, it is still sometimes used for headlines and titles. asonant Not sounding or sounded; silent. asonia tone-deafness asopao A kind of stew from Puerto Rico. asopid Any moth in the former family Asopidae, now considered to be a synonym of the family Pyralidae. asoprisnil An investigational selective progesterone receptor modulator. Asotin A small city, the county seat of Asotin County, Washington, United States. asp A water snake. aspacochioside A particular steroid glycoside. aspafilioside A particular steroid glycoside. aspalathus Any member of the genus Aspalathus of flowering plants. Aspall A small village and civil parish (without a council) in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM1664). asparacoside A particular steroid glycoside. asparagaceous Of or relating to the Asparagaceae. asparaginase An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of asparagine to aspartic acid, used in chemotherapy. asparaginate Any salt or ester of asparagine, such as potassium asparaginate or magnesium asparaginate. asparagine A nonessential amino acid C₄H₈N₂O₃ found in plants such as asparagus. asparaginic Synonym of aspartic. asparaginous Resembling or related to asparagus asparaginyl A univalent radical derived from asparagine asparagoid Resembling members of a botanical group for which the genus Asparagus is representative. asparagolite apatite asparagoside A particular steroid glycoside. asparagus Any of various perennial plants of the genus Asparagus having leaflike stems, scalelike leaves, and small flowers. asparagusate The conjugate base of asparagusic acid; any salt or ester of it. asparagusic Derived from or chemically related to asparagus. asparagusy Resembling or characteristic of asparagus. asparanin A particular steroid glycoside. asparasaponin A particular steroid glycoside. asparkle Sparkling. asparoside A particular steroid glycoside. aspartame An artificial sweetener, the methyl ester of a dipeptide formed from aspartic acid and phenylalanine, used in many processed foods and beverages. aspartamide The amide of aspartic acid aspartamine asparagine aspartase Any enzyme that catalyses the deamination of aspartic acid to fumaric acid and ammonia aspartate The conjugate base of aspartic acid, or any salt or ester of it. aspartic Of or pertaining to aspartic acid or its derivatives aspartidyl A univalent radical formed from aspartic acid by removal of a hydrogen atom from the amino group aspartimide The imide of aspartic acid aspartoacylase An enzyme that catalyses the deacylation of acetyl-aspartate aspartokinase An enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of the amino acid aspartate, the first step in the biosynthesis of three essential amino acids: methionine, lysine, and threonine. aspartyl The univalent radical obtained by removal of a hydrogen atom from the carboxylic acid group of aspartic acid aspartylation Reaction with an aspartyl group aspartylglucosamine A derivative of aspartic acid. aspartylglucosaminidase A human gene and amidohydrolase enzyme involved in the catabolism of N-linked oligosaccharides of glycoproteins. aspartylglucosaminuria A rare autosomal-recessive lysosomal storage disorder caused by deficient activity of the enzyme aspartylglucosaminidase. aspartylglutamate The mono-aspartyl ester of glutamic acid; its N-acetyl derivative is a neurotransmitter Asparukh the name of а ruler of Bulgars in the second half of the 7th century AD aspatial Not spatial aspatiotemporal Not located in either time or space; neither spatial nor temporal. Aspatria A town and civil parish with a town council in Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY1441). ASPD A person with antisocial personality disorder. Aspden A surname from Old English. ASPDer Someone with antisocial personality disorder. Aspdin A surname. aspecific Not caused by a specific organism. aspecifically In an aspecific manner aspecificity The condition of being aspecific. aspecioside A particular steroid glycoside. aspect Any specific feature, part, or element of something. aspectable Capable of being seen; visible. aspectant Face to face (especially heraldry). aspected Subject to a particular planetary aspect. aspection The act of viewing; a look. aspectism The belief that apparently distinct features of a person (such as body vs. soul) are actually just different aspects, or ways of looking at, of a unified entity. aspective Reflecting one or more aspects, usually of a unified whole, as opposed to a heterogenous entity composed of qualitatively different parts. AspectJ An extension that turns Java into an aspect-oriented programming language. aspectless Without aspect. aspectlessness The quality of being aspectless. aspectological Relating to aspectology aspectology The branch of psychology concerned with aspects of one's own personality. aspectual Of or pertaining to an aspect. aspectualize To convert into or treat as an aspect. aspectualizer A constituent of a phrase that specifies the aspect of a verb phrase. aspectually concerning aspect aspecular Subtended at the origin by the specular axis and the axis of the receiver. aspen Pertaining to the aspen tree. Aspendale A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia aspenglow The glow on mountaintops at dawn and dusk. Aspenite A person from or resident of Aspen, Colorado. aspenlike Resembling or characteristic of an aspen tree. asper Rough or harsh; severe, stern, serious. asperand The symbol @; at sign. asperate To make rough or harsh. asperation Harshness; unpleasantness. asperazine A diketopiperazine alkaloid present in molds of genus Aspergillus. aspercetin A hemorrhagic protein in the venom of a lancehead snake (Bothrops asper). asperenone The enone (4E,6E,8E,10E,12E)-8-methyl-13-phenyltrideca-4,6,8,10,12-pentaen-3-one present in Aspergillus niger or its close relatives. asperentin Any of a class of organic compounds found in some Aspergillus species. asperflavin An organic compound found in Aspergillus species. asperfuranone The polyketide (5S,6R)-1-[(2E,4E,6S)-4,6-dimethylocta-2,4-dienoyl]-5,6-dihydroxy-5-methyl-6,7-dihydro-2-benzofuran-4-one present in the Aspergillus fungus aspergation Sprinkling with holy water. asperge To sprinkle. asperger An aspergillum. Aspergerian Of, related to, or having qualities similar to those of Asperger's syndrome. asperges A Christian rite in which the congregation is sprinkled with water. Aspergian Of, related to, or having qualities similar to those of Asperger's syndrome. Aspergic Pertaining to or affected by Asperger's syndrome.