Gelatinization vs. Retrogradation

Gelatinizationnoun

The act of making, or becoming gelatinous

Gelatinizationnoun

Same as Gelatination.

Retrogradationnoun

Motion in a retrograde manner.

Retrogradationnoun

Decline, degradation.

Retrogradationnoun

(chemistry) A reaction that takes place in gelatinized starch when the amylose and amylopectin chains realign themselves, largely responsible for bread becoming stale.

Retrogradationnoun

The act of retrograding, or moving backward.

Retrogradationnoun

The state of being retrograde; decline.

Retrogradation

Retrogradation is the landward change in position of the front of a river delta with time. This occurs when the mass balance of sediment into the delta is such that the volume of incoming sediment is less than the volume of the delta that is lost through subsidence, sea-level rise, and/or erosion.