retrogradation

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The retrogradation of wheat starch in bread is responsible for staling.

From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2016

As it cools down, the starch goes through a process called retrogradation and the molecules begin to to rearrange and realign themselves into a crystalline structure again.

From Forbes • Nov. 23, 2011

At long intervals some master-minds appeared, looking upon each advance in practical science as a retrogradation in the true utility.

From Edgar Allan Poe's Complete Poetical Works by Poe, Edgar Allan

In truth, however, the retrogradation was much slighter than appeared on the surface.

From American Political Ideas Viewed from the Standpoint of Universal History by Fiske, John

A glance at each successive pair of dates will quickly disclose the periodical retrogradation of the eclipse epochs.

From The Story of Eclipses by Chambers, George F. (George Frederick)