retrogradation (English, noun)
expansion: retrogradation (countable and uncountable, plural retrogradations)
Senses:
glosses: Motion in a retrograde manner.
tags: countable
uncountable
glosses: Decline, degradation.
tags: countable
uncountable
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A reaction that takes place in gelatinized starch when the amylose and amylopectin chains realign themselves, largely responsible for bread becoming stale.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: retrogradations
tags: plural