12-letter words containing sin
- cross-cousin — a cousin who is the child either of one's mother's brother or one's father's sister.
- crystalising — Present participle of crystalise.
- cytochalasin — any of a group of metabolites derived from fungus that interfere with cell processes
- de-licensing — formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- debut single — the first single produced by a particular singer or band
- decreasingly — In a decreasing manner.
- deep kissing — the act of taking part in a deep kiss
- dehumanising — Present participle of dehumanise.
- demoralising — to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of: The continuous barrage demoralized the infantry.
- depressingly — In a depressing manner.
- discomposing — Present participle of discompose.
- disincarnate — (Of a being) without a body.
- disincentive — something that discourages or deters; deterrent: High interest rates and government regulations are disincentives to investment.
- disinclining — Present participle of disincline.
- disinfectant — any chemical agent used chiefly on inanimate objects to destroy or inhibit the growth of harmful organisms.
- disinfecting — Present participle of disinfect.
- disinfection — to cleanse (rooms, wounds, clothing, etc.) of infection; destroy disease germs in.
- disinfestant — a product used to remove infestation
- disinflation — a period or process of slowing the rate of inflation.
- disingenuine — (proscribed) Disingenuous.
- disingenuity — (obsolete) disingenuousness.
- disingenuous — lacking in frankness, candor, or sincerity; falsely or hypocritically ingenuous; insincere: Her excuse was rather disingenuous.
- disinherison — Disherison.
- disinherited — Simple past tense and past participle of disinherit.
- disinhibited — Simple past tense and past participle of disinhibit.
- disinhibitor — Something that causes a reduction in one's inhibitions; that makes people, or animals act more impulsively.
- disintegrant — A disintegrant is an agent, used in the preparation of tablets, which causes them to disintegrate and release their medicinal substances on contact with moisture.
- disintegrate — to separate into parts or lose intactness or solidness; break up; deteriorate: The old book is gradually disintegrating with age.
- disinterment — to take out of the place of interment; exhume; unearth.
- disinterring — Present participle of disinter.
- disintricate — (transitive) To disentangle.
- disinvesting — Present participle of disinvest.
- disinvoltura — Self-assurance; lack of constraint.
- dismissingly — In a dismissing manner; dismissively.
- donets basin — a river rising in the SW Russian Federation near Belgorod, flowing SE through Ukraine to the Don River. About 650 miles (1045 km) long.
- dosing strip — (in New Zealand) an area set aside for treating dogs suspected of having hydatid disease
- east lansing — a city in S Michigan.
- embarrassing — Causing embarrassment.
- encompassing — Present participle of encompass.
- engrossingly — In an engrossing way.
- enterprising — Having or showing initiative and resourcefulness.
- eosinophilia — An increase in the number of eosinophils in the blood, occurring in response to some allergens, drugs, and parasites, and in some types of leukemia.
- eosinophilic — (of a cell or its contents) readily stained by eosin.
- fair housing — the sale and rental of private housing free of discriminatory practices or policies.
- fibrinolysin — a proteolytic enzyme, formed in the blood from plasminogen, that causes the breakdown of the fibrin in blood clots.
- first cousin — cousin (def 1).
- folk singing — the singing of folk songs, especially by a group of people.
- fraternising — to associate in a fraternal or friendly way.
- fund-raising — the act or process of raising funds, as for nonprofit organizations or for a political cause.
- generalising — to infer (a general principle, trend, etc.) from particular facts, statistics, or the like.