A semi-synthetic antibiotic is

Ampicillin

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Oxocillin

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Antiamoebin

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Both A and B

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Solution

The correct option is C Ampicillin
Antibiotic is a medicine that inhibits the growth of disease-causing microbes. Generally, the semisynthetic antibiotics are the molecules produced by microbes that are subsequently modified by an organic chemist to enhance their antimicrobial properties or to render them unique for a pharmaceutical patent eg. Ampicillin.
So, the correct answer is 'Ampicillin'.

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