Word: retrogradation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ret
ro
gra
da
tion
Definition: A reaction that takes place in gelatinized starch when the amylose and amylopectin chains realign themselves, largely responsible for bread becoming stale.
Morphemes:
Affix: retrograde
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Describing a metamorphic change resulting from a decreasing pressure or temperature.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: retrō
Language: la
Decoded: retro
Meaning: backwards
Affix: gradus
Language: la
Decoded: gradus
Meaning: step
Affix: -ation
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ātiō
Language: la
Decoded: -atio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Form of -tiō appended to nouns