Definition of RETROGRADATION

retrogradation

Meanings

Plural: retrogradations

Noun

  • Motion in a retrograde manner.
  • Decline, degradation.
  • A reaction that takes place in gelatinized starch when the amylose and amylopectin chains realign themselves, largely responsible for bread becoming stale.

Origin / Etymology

From retrograde + -ation.

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