RETROGRADATION
14 letters
16 Scrabble points
Definition of RETROGRADATION
noun
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Motion in a retrograde manner.
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Decline, degradation.
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A reaction that takes place in gelatinized starch when the amylose and amylopectin chains realign themselves, largely responsible for bread becoming stale.
"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."
Source: Wiktionary
Word Details
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Length
14 letters
Scrabble Score
16 points