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Meaning of PEPTOHYDROCHLORIC

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.
 
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