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
The energy which they had expended in being "'moted" was as nothing to the delirious determination with which they fought for retrogradation.
From Little Aliens by Kelly, Myra
As in the realm of irrational organisms, so in the history of mankind; it has to assume the most various ramifications with progress, stand-still, and retrogradation.
From The Theories of Darwin and Their Relation to Philosophy, Religion, and Morality by Zimmermann, G. A.
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)
