biocompatibility
noun
bio·com·pat·i·bil·i·ty ˌbī-ō-kəm-ˌpa-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē 
: compatibility with living tissue or a living system by not being toxic, injurious, or physiologically reactive and not causing immunological rejection
biocompatible
ˌbī-ō-kəm-ˈpa-tə-bəl
adjective 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Fabiano: …such as rigidity, poor biocompatibility, complex circuit structures, and operation mechanisms that are fundamentally different from those of biological systems. 
Karen Hopkin, Scientific American, 30 June 2022 Drunk Elephant's Protini Polypeptide Cream is free of alcohols, silicones, fragrances and dyes, and all their ingredients are chosen based on biocompatibility. Anjana Rajbhandary, chicagotribune.com, 2 Apr. 2021 In the language of the profession, these are solutions to issues of biocompatibility and longevity. Adam Rogers, Wired, 4 Sep. 2020 More intensive biocompatibility studies of the material over time will be needed. Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 6 Apr. 2020 The company is tinkering with the gel’s formulation, assessing its efficacy and biocompatibility, designing an injection device, and refining the injection and reversal procedures. Emily Anthes, Bloomberg.com, 3 Aug. 2017 PurSil – aka silicone-polyetherurethane, part of a new class of copolymers – combines the biocompatibility of silicone with the processability and strength of thermal plastic. David Pescovitz, WIRED, 1 Jan. 2001 See More
Karen Hopkin, Scientific American, 30 June 2022 Drunk Elephant's Protini Polypeptide Cream is free of alcohols, silicones, fragrances and dyes, and all their ingredients are chosen based on biocompatibility. Anjana Rajbhandary, chicagotribune.com, 2 Apr. 2021 In the language of the profession, these are solutions to issues of biocompatibility and longevity. Adam Rogers, Wired, 4 Sep. 2020 More intensive biocompatibility studies of the material over time will be needed. Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 6 Apr. 2020 The company is tinkering with the gel’s formulation, assessing its efficacy and biocompatibility, designing an injection device, and refining the injection and reversal procedures. Emily Anthes, Bloomberg.com, 3 Aug. 2017 PurSil – aka silicone-polyetherurethane, part of a new class of copolymers – combines the biocompatibility of silicone with the processability and strength of thermal plastic. David Pescovitz, WIRED, 1 Jan. 2001 See More Word History
First Known Use
1968, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
biocompatibility
noun
bio·com·pat·i·bil·i·ty -kəm-ˌpat-ə-ˈbil-ət-ē
plural biocompatibilities
: the condition of being compatible with living tissue or a living system by not being toxic or injurious and not causing immunological rejection