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formed of fatty acids and monohydroxy wax alcohols. However, some types of diester waxes called uropygiols and containing hydroxy fatty acids and/or alkanediols exist in the secretions of the uropygial gland of some groups of birds. Preen gland secretion of some, but not all, birds have shown to be antimicrobial.

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