ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VENOM
From Old French venim, from Latin venēnum poison, love potion; related to venus sexual love.
9 QUOTES WITH «VENOM»
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venom.
Venom was a band that strongly influenced the image and the idea behind Slayer.
Snakes are sometimes perceived as evil, but they are also perceived as medicine. If you look at an ambulance, there's the two snakes on the side of the ambulance. The caduceus, or the staff of Hermes, there's the two snakes going up it, which means that the venom can also be healing.
I don't use a pen. I write with a goose quill dipped in venom.
Good satire comes from anger. It comes from a sense of injustice, that there are wrongs in the world that need to be fixed. And what better place to get that well of venom and outrage boiling than a newsroom, because you're on the front lines.
Arty. To me the word's got as much venom associated with it as 'wacky'.
The biggest insult is that I've been called an exaggerator... I tell the truth as I know it. I don't glamorize the nightmare and horror that I witness; I just digest it and spew it back, with venom.
I believe in working together to solve the problems we've got. And we need to get rid of the venom in the political atmosphere in D.C. It's a poisonous atmosphere.
The most venomous animal that lives in the ocean is the box jellyfish. And every one of those barbs is sending that venom into this central nervous system. So first I feel like boiling hot oil I've been dipped in. And I'm yelling out, 'Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire! Help me! Somebody help me!' And the next thing is paralysis.
The more hidden the venom, the more dangerous it is.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VENOM»
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venom in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
venom and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Love, lust, murder, mayhem and high society converge in one thrilling debut Part Gossip Girl, part Edgar Allan Poe, and wholly beautiful, elegant and suspenseful, this novel set in Venice during the Renaissance is a true romantic thriller.
Grace just moved to San Francisco and is excited to start over at a new school.
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Venom: An Elemental Assassin Book
What kind of assassin works pro bono?
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Touched By
Venom: Book One of the Dragon Temple Saga
More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA
When I say you’re a dead man, take that literally.
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Venom and Song: The Berinfell Prophecies Series - Book Two
Now in the strange realm of Allyra, the Seven young lords confront a traitor in their midst, a creature-infested forest, teenage fears and doubts, inexplicable mysteries . . . and the Spider King himself.
Wayne Thomas Batson, 2010
Beware! Poisonous things are all around you. In the spirt of What Stinks?, Marilyn Singer brings kids the coolest, newest info on creatures that can harm or even kill with a bite or sting.
Sixteen-year-old Spencer loves his job at the local racing stable, but when he becomes convinced that someone is drugging the racehorse Lord of the Flies, no one believes him.
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Venom: De Havilland
Venom and Sea
Venom
The definitive history of this powerful ground attack plane
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Venom: A Novel of Suspense
Venom brings David Marion and Helen Freyl together as they fight for their lives against a backdrop of industrial espionage, corporate greed, and human tragedy in an exhilarating and fast-paced follow-up to the bestselling Bleedout.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VENOM»
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venom is used in the context of the following news items.
Snail Venom Yields Potent Painkiller, But Delivering The Drug Is Tricky
Researchers are increasingly turning to nature for inspiration for new drugs. One example is Prialt. It's an incredibly powerful painkiller that people sometimes ... «NPR, Aug 15»
Pregnant Folsom Mom Tries to Suck Rattlesnake Venom From 4 …
“Misconception is lacerate between the two points and suck the venom out,” Chris Stoots, with California Fish and Wildlife, told KTXL. “Absolutely don't do that. «KTLA, Jun 15»
Bigger than Heartbleed, 'Venom' security vulnerability threatens …
A hacker can exploit this newly-discovered bug, known as "Venom" -- an acronym for "Virtualized Environment Neglected Operations Manipulation" -- to gain ... «ZDNet, May 15»
Deadly Spider With Venom That Can Also Cause Painful Erection …
The spider's venom made headlines in 2007, when scientists started to research if the venom could treat impotence, according to the BBC. CDC Investigates ... «ABC News, Mar 15»
Spider venom may have legs as future painkiller
University of Queensland researchers have found seven peptides (mini-proteins) in spider venom that block the molecular pathway responsible for sending pain ... «UQ News, Mar 15»
Insulin-infused venom helps cone snails net prey
The Conus genus boasts a large variety of marine snails that have adopted an equally diverse assortment of venoms. Online today in the Proceedings of the ... «Science AAAS, Jan 15»
Captured cobra in Calif. had intact venom glands
"There's no indication that it's had its venom glands removed," said Ian Recchio, curator of reptiles and amphibians at the Los Angeles Zoo. ADVERTISEMENT. «Fox News, Sep 14»
Chef cooking snake dies after cobra bites him - 20 minutes AFTER …
But when he went to throw the serpent's severed head into the waste bin, it bit him - injecting him with its fast acting venom. Police say Mr Peng died before he ... «Mirror.co.uk, Aug 14»
Buzz over bee venom in cancer research
Bee, snake or scorpion venom may sound more like a health nightmare than a cure, but they could in fact be used in cancer-fighting drugs, a new study suggests ... «CBS News, Aug 14»
1400-hp Hennessey Venom F5 guns for a 290-mph speed record
Earlier this year, the ultra-powerful, Lotus-based Hennessey Venom GT made good on the world record-level speeds Hennessey had been promising since ... «Gizmag, Aug 14»
