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retrogradation
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Definitions ofretrogradation
1noun
- 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.
Example: "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."
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