NEETChemistryChemistry in Everyday Life
How has the definition of antibiotics been modified?
Options
- AAntibiotics now refer only to purely synthetic compounds.
- BAntibiotics now refer to substances produced by viruses.
- CAntibiotics now refer to any chemical compound.
- DAntibiotics now refer to substances produced wholly or partly by chemical synthesis that inhibit or destroy mi
Correct answer
D. Antibiotics now refer to substances produced wholly or partly by chemical synthesis that inhibit or destroy mi
Step-by-step solution
The definition of antibiotic has been modified to refer to substances produced wholly or partly by chemical synthesis that inhibit or destroy microorganisms.