visbreaker

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Synonyms: tiebreaker

Antonyms: tiebreaker

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Noun

1. A processing unit in [[oil]] [[refinery]] that reduces the quantity of [[residual oil]] produced in the [[distillation]] of [[crude oil]] to increase the [[yield]] of more valuable middle distillates (heating oil and diesel) by thermally [[crack]]ing large [[hydrocarbon]] [[molecule]]s in the oil.

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