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The Chemical Makeup of a Wax Is

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The chemical makeup of a wax is


A) a simple ester of a long chain alcohol and a fatty acid.
B) an ester of glycerol with three identical saturated fatty acids.
C) an ester of glycerol with three identical unsaturated fatty acids.
D) an ester of glycerol with three predominantly saturated fatty acids.
E) an ester of glycerol with three predominantly unsaturated fatty acids.

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