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   Retrogradation
   Retrogradation is the term for 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...
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   Retrogradation
   Re`tro·gra·da'tion noun [ French rétrogradation or Latin retrogradatio . See Retrograde .] 1. The act of retrograding, or moving backward. 2. The state of being retrograde; decline.
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   Retrogradation
   • (n.) The act of retrograding, or moving backward. • (n.) The state of being retrograde; decline.
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   Retrogradation
   [starch] Retrogradation is a reaction that takes place in gelatinized starch when the amylose and amylopectin chains realign themselves, causing the liquid to gel. When native starch is heated and dissolves in water, the crystalline structure of amylose and amylopectin molecules are lost and...
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