visbreaker

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noun

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 cracking large hydrocarbon molecules in the oil.

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Meanings

nounvisbreaker (plural visbreakers)

plural visbreakers

  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 cracking large hydrocarbon molecules in the oil.

Origin

From viscosity breaker.

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APA

visbreaker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/visbreaker

MLA

“visbreaker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/visbreaker. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “visbreaker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/visbreaker.

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