- pepsin-hydrochloric
- Chloropeptic Chlo`ro*pep"tic, a. [Chlorine + peptic.] (Physiol. Chem.) Of or pertaining to an acid more generally called {pepsin-hydrochloric} acid. [1913 Webster]
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pepsin — pep•sin [[t]ˈpɛp sɪn[/t]] n. 1) biochem. an enzyme, produced in the stomach, that in the presence of hydrochloric acid splits proteins into proteoses and peptones 2) biochem. a commercial preparation containing pepsin, obtained from hog stomachs … From formal English to slang
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