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n. Motion in a retrograde manner

n. Decline, degradation

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

n. The act of retrograding, or moving backward.

n. The state of being retrograde; decline.

n. The act of retrograding or moving backward; specifically, in astronomy, the act of moving from east to west relatively to the fixed stars, or contrary to the order of the signs and the usual direction of planetary motion: applied to the apparent motion of the planets. Also retrogression.

n. The act of going backward or losing ground; hence, a decline in strength or excellence; deterioration.

"When the cooked cereal cools down, the starch chains slowly rebond to each other in tighter, more organized associations, and the granule becomes firmer and harder, a process called retrogradation right."

decline    recession    declination    degeneration   

retrogression    vitiation    overconsumption    poltroonery    gelatinization