haloperidol

From halo- +‎ (pi)perid(ine) +‎ -ol. By surface analysis, halo- +‎ -peridol.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌhæ.lə(ʊ)ˈpɛ.ɹɪ.dɒl/, /ˌheɪ.lə(ʊ)-/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌhæ.loʊˈpɛ.ɹɪˌdɔl/
• Rhymes: -ɛɹɪdɒl
• Hyphenation: hal‧o‧per‧i‧dol

haloperidol (countable and uncountable, plural haloperidols)

1. (pharmacology) A synthetic antidepressant drug, with the chemical formula C₂₁H₂₃ClFNO₂, used in the treatment of psychotic conditions.

   Synonym: haldol

• “haloperidol”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “haloperidol”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Internationalism, see English haloperidol.

• Hyphenation: ha‧lo‧pe‧ri‧dol

haloperidol m (plural haloperidóis)

1. (pharmacology) haloperidol

• “haloperidol”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “haloperidol”, in Dicionário infopédia dos Termos Médicos (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “haloperidol”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “haloperidol”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Internationalism, see English haloperidol.

• IPA^(key): /alopeɾiˈdol/ [a.lo.pe.ɾiˈð̞ol]
• Rhymes: -ol
• Syllabification: ha‧lo‧pe‧ri‧dol

haloperidol m (plural haloperidoles)

1. (pharmacology) haloperidol