HSP

H4S1P3

A form of heat shock protein — A class of proteins produced when an organism undergoes heat stress or stress, which is then used to bind to heat intolerant proteins to stabilize their structures, and initiate some of the organism's stress responses.

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Meanings

nounHSP (countable and uncountable, plural HSPs)

plural HSPs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of heat shock protein.
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of Henoch-Schönlein purpura.
  3. AustraliaabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of halal snack pack.
  4. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablehuman sciencesInitialism of highly sensitive person.
  5. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebusinessInitialism of highest shoulder point.
  6. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemathematicsInitialism of hidden subgroup problem.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
halal snack packheat shock proteinhenoch-schönlein purpurahighly sensitive person

Translations

Polish WWO
  • WWOinitialism of highly sensitive person
Spanish PAS
  • PASinitialism of highly sensitive person

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

HSP. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/HSP

MLA

“HSP.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/HSP. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “HSP,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/HSP.

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