Asphyxy
ASPHYX'Y, n. [Gr. of a priv. and pulse.] A temporary suspension of the motion of the heart and arteries; swooning; fainting. ASP'IC, n. 1. The asp, which see. 2. A piece of ordnance carrying a twelve pound shot. ASP'IC, n. 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.
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