Meanings
nounbiocompatibility (usually uncountable, plural biocompatibilities)
plural biocompatibilities
- uncountableusuallybiologyThe ability of a material to perform with an appropriate host response in a specific situation.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
- Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
- Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
- Englishbio-
- Englishcompatibility
- Englishbiocompatibility
From bio- + compatibility.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish biokompatibiliteetti, bioyhteensopivuus
- biokompatibiliteettiability to perform with host response
- bioyhteensopivuusability to perform with host response
Greek βιοσυμβατότητα
- βιοσυμβατότητα (viosymvatótita)ability to perform with host response
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APA
biocompatibility. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biocompatibility
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“biocompatibility.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biocompatibility. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biocompatibility,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biocompatibility.
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