Retrogradation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Retrogradation is a noun meaning Motion in a retrograde manner.
Meaning
Motion in a retrograde manner.
More Meanings
- Decline, degradation.
- (chemistry) A reaction that takes place in gelatinized starch when the amylose and amylopectin chains realign themselves, largely responsible for bread becoming stale.
Example Sentences
The major reason that bread stales is not moisture loss, but rather a process called retrogradation, in which the starch molecules in the bread crystallize.
Word Forms
- retrogradations
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include retrograde, retrogration, retrogress, retroversion, retrogressiveness, retrogression.
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