Ma'anar "hydrolyze" tana nufin rushe wani sinadari ta hanyar ƙara ruwa. Wannan tsari yawanci ya ƙunshi rarrabuwar kwayar halitta zuwa ƙananan ƙwayoyin cuta guda biyu ko fiye ta hanyar ƙari na kwayoyin ruwa. A wasu kalmomi, hydrolysis ya ƙunshi amfani da ruwa don raba abubuwan da ke cikin fili. Kishiyar hydrolysis shine hadawar dehydration, wanda ya hada da cire ruwa don samar da alakar sinadarai tsakanin kwayoyin halitta guda biyu.