retrogradation
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retrogradation
(¦re·trō·grā′dā·shən)
(chemistry) Generally, a process of deterioration; a reversal or retrogression to a simpler physical form. A chemical reaction involving vegetable adhesives, which revert to a simpler molecular structure.
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retrogradation
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- A return to a former, usually worse condition: regression, retrogression, reversion. See forward/backward, repetition.
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Retrogradation
A negative effect meaning the giving up of water by a bound system, usually a starch, due to the action of an enzyme, multiple freeze thaw cycles, or a realignment of molecules of starch. The process is called syneresis, or weeping, and is in effect when a starch loses its gelation properties. See Amylopectin, Amylose, Modified Food Starch.
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