As a matter of supposition; in the beliefs or according to the claims of some people.

A circular pool used in experiments, usually on rodents, where the animal is supposed to find an invisible or visible platform that allows it to escape the water.

A vegetable gum extracted from the seeds of the carob (locust beans) and used as a food additive; chemically, it is a galactomannan.

Like, resembling, or befitting a criminal.