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Is a lipid a monomer or a polymer if it is what are the monomer and polymer?

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Lipids are not polymers. They are macromolecules but they are not polymers. Some lipids are called tryglycerides. These are made of one molecule of glycerol and three fatty acids. However, we cannot call these monomers because they are not similar or identical molecules that make join together to make a larger one. Glycerol is very different from fatty acids.

Lipids are in facts a group of substances that have in common that they are hydrophobic (repell water).

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