ALSO KNOWN AS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does also known as mean? 

• ALSO KNOWN AS (adverb)
  The adverb ALSO KNOWN AS has 1 sense:

1. as known or named at another time or place

  Familiarity information: ALSO KNOWN AS used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALSO KNOWN AS (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

As known or named at another time or place

Synonyms:

a.k.a.; alias; also known as

Context example:

Mr. Smith, alias Mr. Lafayette

 Context examples 

MART-1 (melanoma antigen recognized by T cells 1), also known as Melan-A, is a melanocyte lineage-specific transmembrane protein.

(Autologous Anti-MART-1 F5 T-Cell Receptor Gene-Engineered Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes, NCI Thesaurus)

Arginine Vasopressin Receptor 2 is also known as the V2 receptor.

(Arginine Vasopressin Receptor 2, NCI Thesaurus/LocusLink)

Defects in the APRT gene cause APRT deficiency, a disorder also known as 2,8-dihydroxyadenine urolithiasis.

(APRT wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

B. alvei, also known as Paenibacillus alvei, is found in soil and honeybee colonies, and is one of the causes of European foulbrood disease.

(Bacillus alvei, NCI Thesaurus)

B. polymyxa, also known as Paenibacillus polymyxa, is found in the rhizospheres of plants and is used to produce antimicrobial compounds and to enhance the growth of plants.

(Bacillus polymyxa, NCI Thesaurus)

Benzthiazide, also known as benzothiazide, is no longer commercially available in the United States.

(Benzthiazide, NCI Thesaurus)

A long-acting agent, also known as bendrofluazide, belonging to the class of thiazide diuretics with antihypertensive activity.

(Bendroflumethiazide, NCI Thesaurus)

Also known as neuroleptics, major tranquilizers, or antischizophrenics, natural or synthetic.

(Antipsychotic agent, NCI Thesaurus)

The duke was also known as Radical Duke because of his support of Americans during the Revolutionary War.

(Parchment Copy of Declaration of Independence Found in Small British Town, VOA)

A clonal disorder, also known as immunoproliferative small intestinal disease or Mediterranean lymphoma, characterised by the secretion of a defective alpha heavy chain.

(Alpha Heavy Chain Disease, NCI Thesaurus)