\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.