A descent.
Ordered such that each element is less than or equal to the previous element.
Moving or sloping downwards.
Becoming lower in pitch.
Causing a sequence to follow a descending order.
Decline, degradation.
A reaction that takes place in gelatinized starch when the amylose and amylopectin chains realign themselves, largely responsible for bread becoming stale.
Motion in a retrograde manner.