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What is wax in biology?

Updated: 8/9/2023
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Wax is a lipid, meaning that it is a hydrophobic substance composed primarily of atoms bonded together in nonpolar, covalent chains. However, whether or not it is in one field of study or another has no real effect on this definition.

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Biological wax is a lipid that is a monoester of a long-chain alcohol.

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