noun Download 🔗Share Motion in a retrograde manner. Examples : "The student's progress showed retrogradation after he stopped attending tutoring sessions. " astronomy physics direction science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Decline, degradation. Examples : "The retrogradation of the old neighborhood park, with broken swings and overgrown weeds, saddened the community. " condition process tendency negative Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A reaction that takes place in gelatinized starch when the amylose and amylopectin chains realign themselves, largely responsible for bread becoming stale. Examples : "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." food chemistry biochemistry process science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading