ASPHYX'Y, noun [Gr. of a priv. and pulse.]
A temporary suspension of the motion of the heart and arteries; swooning; fainting.
ASP'IC, noun
1. The asp, which see.
2. A piece of ordnance carrying a twelve pound shot.
ASP'IC, noun A plant growing in France, a species of lavender, which it resembles in the blue color of its flowers, and in the figure and green color of its leaves. It is called male-lavender, spica nardi, and Pseudo-nardus. The oil of this plant is used by painters, farriers and other artificers. It is very inflammable, of a white color and aromatic; and it is almost the only dissolvent of sandarac.