retrogradation
Example Sentences
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The retrogradation of wheat starch in bread is responsible for staling.
From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2016
As it cools down, the starch goes through a process called retrogradation and the molecules begin to to rearrange and realign themselves into a crystalline structure again.
From Forbes • Nov. 23, 2011
In truth, however, the retrogradation was much slighter than appeared on the surface.
From American Political Ideas Viewed from the Standpoint of Universal History by Fiske, John
An apparent motion of a planet toward the west; retrogradation.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
A glance at each successive pair of dates will quickly disclose the periodical retrogradation of the eclipse epochs.
From The Story of Eclipses by Chambers, George F. (George Frederick)
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
