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Lu⋅cite

[loo-sahyt]
Trademark.
a transparent or translucent plastic, any of a class of methyl methacrylate ester polymers.
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Lu·cite   (lōō'sīt')   
A trademark used for a transparent thermoplastic acrylic resin employed in paints, enamels, and primers.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

Lucite 
1937, proprietary name (E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Co., Wilmington, Del., U.S.) for a solid, transparent plastic, from L. luc(i)- "light."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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