retrogradation

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Noun

1. Motion in a [[retrograde]] manner.
2. [[decline|Decline]], [[degradation]].
3. {{lb|en|chemistry}} A [[reaction]] that takes place in [[gelatinized]] [[starch]] when the [[amylose]] and [[amylopectin]] [[chain]]s [[realign]] themselves, largely responsible for [[bread]] becoming [[stale]].

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