compatible


com·pat·i·ble

adj \kəm-ˈpat-ə-bəl\

Definition of COMPATIBLE

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

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