Category:Peptohydrochloric

Pep`to*hy`dro*chlo"ric, a. Etym: [see peptone, and hydrochloric.] (physiol. Chem.)

Defn: 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.