Main Entry: com·pat·i·ble

Pronunciation: \kəm-ˈpat-ə-bəl\

Function: adjective

1 : capable of existing together in a satisfactory relationship (as marriage)
2 : capable of being used in transfusion or grafting without immunological reaction (as agglutination or tissue rejection) <treatment of hemophilia by transfusion of compatible blood>
3 of medications : capable of being administered jointly without interacting to produce deleterious effects or impairing their respective actions

—com·pat·i·bil·i·ty \-ˌpat-ə-ˈbil-ət-ē\ noun, plural com·pat·i·bil·i·ties