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Fat is not a polymere, however most fats are threefold esters of glycerol (1,2,3-propanetriol) and three (different) long chain fatty acids.

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stearine (or tristearin, or glyceryl tristearate) is made by esterfication (three times):

C3H5(OH)3 + 3 C17H35COOH → C3H5(C18H35O2)3 + 3 H2O

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