The term "saturated fatty acid" means that ____

a. its carbon chains contain fewer than ten carbons
b. the fat lacks glycerol
c. each carbon is filled to capacity with hydrogen atoms
d. the fat is solid at room temperature
e. the fat comes from animal sources


c

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