Ma'anar ƙamus na peptization shine tsarin rushe abu zuwa ƙananan barbashi ko colloids ta hanyar ƙari na peptizing wakili, kamar acid, tushe, ko gishiri. Wannan tsari yakan haɗa da tarwatsa mai ƙarfi a cikin matsakaicin ruwa, yana haifar da samuwar tsayayyen dakatarwa ko sol. Ana amfani da peptization galibi a aikace-aikacen masana'antu don samar da dakatarwar colloidal na karafa, ma'adanai, da sauran kayan.