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Why aren’t lipids considered polymers? (two sentences)

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Proteins are polymers of molecules called amino acids, some contain thousands. Lipids are firmed when a glycerol molecule combines with compounds called fatty acids, therefore they are not polymers because they contain one molecule and are not macromolecules.
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