The term "antibiotic" was coined by:

The term "antibiotic" was coined by:
  1. Edward Jenner
  2. Louis Pasteur
  3. Selman Waksman
  4. Alexander Fleming

Solution

Selman Waksman who discovered streptomycin, first used the word "antibiotic". Penicillin, the first true antibiotic was discovered by Alexander Fleming. Edward Jenner discovered the vaccination for smallpox.

Asked in: NEET 2003

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