Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

The term Antibiotic was coined by

  1. Alexander Flemming

  2. Louis Pasteur

  3. Robert Koch

  4. Selman Walksman
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Explanation

The term "antibiotic" was coined by Selman Waksman in 1942 (not "Walksman" as written). Waksman, a microbiologist, discovered several antibiotics including streptomycin and won the Nobel Prize in 1952. While Fleming discovered penicillin and Pasteur contributed to germ theory, the term itself was Waksman's contribution.

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