Multiple choice

The esters having long chain saturated and unsaturated fatty acids with long chain monohydroxy alcohols are termed as

  1. waxes

  2. glycerides

  3. derived lipids

  4. complex lipids

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Explanation

There are esters of long chain saturated and unsaturated fatty acids with long chain monohydroxy alcohols. The fatty acids range between C14 and C36 and the alcohols range from C16 to C36. Most of the waxes are mixtures.