laccase

noun

lac·​case

ˈlaˌkās

plural -s

: a blue copper-containing oxidase occurring especially in the sap of lacquer trees and having an ability to produce lacquer from the sap and induce oxidation of certain polyhydroxy phenols (as urushiol)

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary lacc- (probably from New Latin lacca) + -ase; originally formed in French

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