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What does "Anti" in "Antibiotics" mean?

Options

AFor
BAgainst
CNeither for nor against
DPro

Correct answer

B. Against

Step-by-step solution

Antibiotics produced by microbes are regarded as one of the most significant discoveries of the twentieth century and have greatly contributed towards the welfare of the human society. Anti is a Greek word that means ‘against’, and bio means ‘life’, together they mean ‘against life’ (in the context of disease causing organisms); whereas with reference to human beings, they are ‘pro life’ and not against.

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