| sterile | 3. (of idea etc) unproductive, tandus: a ~ discussion, satu perbincangan yg tandus. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sterile | the salt-water flood rendered the fields ~, banjir air masin itu menjadikan ladang-ladang itu kersang; 2. free from germs, bacteria, bersih drpd kuman, steril: ~ surgical instruments, alat-alat pembedahan yg steril; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sterile | adj 1. unable to reproduce, infertile, mandul; (of soil etc) kersang, tandus: she had become ~ because of a severe illness, dia menjadi mandul disebabkan sakit yg teruk; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sterilization | n making sterile, pemandulan; (from germs, bacteria) pensterilan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| barren | adj 1. sterile, a. (of female) mandul; b. (of plant) jantan; c. (of land) tandus, gersang; 2. unproductive, tandus: a ~ period in a writer’s life, masa yg tandus dlm kehidupan penulis; 3. unprofitable, sia-sia, tdk /bermanfaat, berfaedah, mendatangkan hasil/: a ~ argument, perdebatan yg sia-sia; 4. dull, membosankan: a ~ play, lakonan yg membosankan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sterility | n 1. state, quality of being sterile, kemandulan; (of soil etc) ketandusan, kekersangan: the drug was found to produce ~ in rats, drug itu didapati menyebabkan kemandulan tikus-tikus; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |