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Give two examples of antibiotics.


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Antibiotics:

  1. Antibiotic word is a combination of two words- 'anti,' which means 'against' and 'bios,' which means 'life.' So, this word means ‘against life.’
  2. These are primarily used for the treatment of diseases and infections which are caused by bacteria.

Examples of antibiotics:

Penicillin, cephalosporin.


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