noun
tranquilizer (trade name Haldol) used to treat some psychotic disorders and Tourette's syndrome
• Syn: ↑haloperidol
• Usage Domain: ↑trade name
• Hypernyms:
↑major tranquilizer, ↑major tranquillizer, ↑major tranquilliser, ↑antipsychotic drug, ↑antipsychotic agent, ↑antipsychotic, ↑neuroleptic drug, ↑neuroleptic agent, ↑neuroleptic
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/hal"dawl, -dol/, Pharm., Trademark.
a brand of haloperidol.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.