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Retrogradation
Meaning
Noun
●
Motion in a
retrograde
manner.
●
Decline, degradation.
●
In Chemistry:
A
reaction
that
takes place
in
gelatinized
starch
when the
amylose
and
amylopectin
chains
realign
themselves,
largely
responsible
for
bread
becoming stale.
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Gelatinization
Crystallization
Recrystallization
Hydrolysis
Polymerization
Amylose
Denaturation
Solubility
Oxidation
Emulsification
Solubilization
Viscosity
Foaming
Nucleation
Amylopectin
Hydration
Starch
Syneresis
Softening
Solubilisation
Shrinkage
Digestibility
Hemicellulose
Solidification
Depolymerization
Acetylation
Gelling
Flocculation
Condensation
Digestion
Crystallinity
Degradation
Phase Separation
Water Content
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