Lipids having one molecule of long chain alcohol esterified to one molecule of fatty acid are called:
Correct answer: C. Waxes
- A. Terpenes
- B. Terpenoids
- C. Waxes
- D. Carotenoids
- E. Unsaturated acyl glycerol
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