lucite

 
Pronunciation: /ˈluːsʌɪt/

noun

[mass noun] trademark, chiefly North American
  • a solid transparent plastic made of polymethyl methacrylate (the same material as perspex or plexiglas): DNA isn’t this inert thing encased in lucite

Origin:

1930s: from Latin lux, luc- 'light' + -ite1