adj 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.
PEPTOHYDROCHLORIC
Meaning of PEPTOHYDROCHLORIC in English
Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012