haloperidol

[ hal-oh-per-i-dawl, -dol ]

nounPharmacology.
  1. a major antipsychotic agent, C21H23ClFNO2, used in the management of schizophrenia, severe anxiety, and other behavioral disorders.

Origin of haloperidol

1
First recorded in 1955–60; halo- + (pi)perid(ine) + -ol1

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