COMPATIBLE

adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin compatibilis, literally, sympathetic, from Late Latin compati Date: 15th century capable of existing together in harmony , capable of cross-fertilizing freely or uniting vegetatively, capable of forming a homogeneous mixture that neither separates nor is altered by chemical interaction, capable of being used in transfusion or grafting without immunological reaction (as agglutination or tissue rejection), designed to work with another device or system without modification, compatibility noun ~ noun ~ness noun compatibly adverb