.~ Etching, swelling, or dissolving out part of the base {2}
309
.~.~ Inorganic base
DEFINITION
Classification: 427/309
(under subclass 307) Processes wherein the substrate is based on an inorganic material.
(1) Note. This subclass does not include mere pickling unless etching of the base is set forth.
(2) Note. Attention is directed to the definition of Class 260, Chemistry of Carbon Compounds, for the distinction between the term "organic" and "inorganic".