always followed by an adverb or preposition, [+ object] : to bend (a part of your body, such as an arm) and place it around something. 1  He hooked his arm around my neck. 2  She hooked her fingers around the doorknob. 3  He hooked his thumb through a loop of his pants.
Split and merge into it. Answer by Tantkowiak. Confidence votes 58. Pour plating is a method of separating one species of bacteria from another by diluting one loopful of organism into three liquefied nutrient agar plates, with the hopes that one of the plates poured will provide an ideal sample for isolation.
The large circular plate around the control valve of a tub or shower fixture is called an escutcheon plate. In fact escutcheon plates are used all over the place in plumbing. They are sometimes merely decorative plates around pipe penetrations. They come in all shapes and sizes and depending on what purpose they are serving.