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

The arc of retrogradation is the angular distance thus apparently traversed.

From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir

An apparent motion of a planet toward the west; retrogradation.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

As in the realm of irrational organisms, so in the history of mankind; it has to assume the most various ramifications with progress, stand-still, and retrogradation.

From The Theories of Darwin and Their Relation to Philosophy, Religion, and Morality by Zimmermann, G. A.