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What is dehydration synthesis
the joining of two monomers to create and remove water, to form a polymer
Hydrolosis
The break down of a compound from water
breaks polymers into monomers
How are lipids related to steroids?
steroids are another class of lipid molecules
they are lipid soluble
What are triglycerides? How is it formed?
most common types of fat in the body from food we eat
From the formation fo glycerol and 3 fatty acids
What are phospholipids? What do they have?
the major components of the cell surface membranes
They have a glycerol backbone (dyglycerides) with two fatty acid molecules
What is cholesterol?
a waxy lipid that helps the body build heathy cells
What is emulsification?
The process of dispersing two or more immiscible liquids together to form a semistable mixture
what is immiscible?
incompatibility of being mixed together
