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pepsinhydrochloric acid

pepsinhydrochloric acid noun: a hypothetical acid supposed to be formed when pepsin and dilute hydrochloric acid are mixed together.

Noun

pepsinhydrochloric acid (uncountable)

  1. (archaic, rare) A hypothetical acid supposed to be formed when pepsin and dilute hydrochloric acid are mixed together.

Origin of pepsinhydrochloric acid

From pepsin + hydrochloric acid.

Questions about pepsinhydrochloric acid

What does pepsinhydrochloric acid mean?
Pepsinhydrochloric acid means a hypothetical acid supposed to be formed when pepsin and dilute hydrochloric acid are mixed together.
What part of speech is pepsinhydrochloric acid?
Pepsinhydrochloric acid is a noun.

Words near pepsinhydrochloric acid in the dictionary

  1. pepsin
  2. pepsinated
  3. pepsine
  4. pepsines
  5. pepsinhydrochloric
  6. pepsinhydrochloric acid
  7. pepsiniferous
  8. pepsinised
  9. pepsinization
  10. pepsinized
  11. pepsinogen

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