| cancerous | adj 1. berbarah, berkanser: a ~ growth, ketumbuhan berbarah; 2. (fig.) menular: ~ greed, sifat tamak yg menular. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| excrescence | n (fml) 1. abnormal outgrowth on animal, vegetable body, ketumbuhan; 2. st that is ugly, approp n + yg hodoh: the new blocks of flats were an ugly ~ on the pleasant landscape, blok pangsapuri yg baru itu merupakan binaan yg hodoh pd pemandangan yg indah itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| mordant | “I think he killed her and then cut her up into pieces” “Don’t be so ~!”, “Saya rasa dia membunuhnya dan kemudian mengerat-ngeratnya” “Janganlah! Mengerikan!”; 2. (med) morbid: a ~ growth, ketumbuhan morbid. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stony | 2. resembling stone, a. (in colour), (spt) batu: dull ~ colours, warna-warna sebam spt batu; b. in hardness, keras: a ~ growth on the horse’s leg, ketumbuhan keras di kaki kuda itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| increase | vi bertambah; (in wages, price, etc) naik: the baby’s weight is not increasing enough, berat badan bayi itu tdk bertambah dgn secukupnya; the incidence of the disease has ~d, kejadian penyakit itu bertambah; the lump had ~d in size overnight, ketumbuhan itu bertambah besar dlm waktu semalam; the basic wage ~d by $60.00, gaji pokok telah naik sebanyak $60.00; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| exploratory | adj 1. preliminary, investigative, tinjauan: ~ discussions were held between the two countries, perbincangan tinjauan diadakan antara dua negara itu; the surgeon performed an ~ operation to determine the extent of the growth, pakar bedah itu menjalankan pembedahan tinjauan utk memastikan berapa besar ketumbuhan itu; 2. involving travel, penjelajahan: he led the ~ expedition to the South Pole, dia mengetuai ekspedisi penjelajahan ke Kutub Selatan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| growth | n 1. process, act of growing, pertumbuhan: ~ is rapid at a certain age, pertumbuhan adalah cepat pd peringkat usia yg tertentu; the ~ of the economy depends on many factors, pertumbuhan ekonomi bergantung pd banyak faktor; population ~, pertumbuhan penduduk; 2. st that grows, tumbuhan: hair is a thread-like ~ from the skin of a person or animal, bulu ialah tumbuhan spt benang yg tumbuh pd kulit manusia atau binatang; 3. st that has grown, tumbuh: a thick ~ of mangroves, pokok bakau yg tumbuh dgn tebalnya; 4. (pathol) ketumbuhan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |