PEPTOHYDROCHLORIC

Pep′to‐hy′dro‐chlo″ric (?), a. [[See Peptone, and Hydrochloric.]] (Physiol. Chem.) Designating a hypothetical acid (called peptohydrochloric acid, pepsinhydrochloric acid, and chloropeptic acid) which is supposed to be formed when pepsin and dilute (0.1-0.4 per cent) hydrochloric acid are mixed together.