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centipoise

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cen·ti·poise (snt-poiz)
n.
A unit in the centimeter-gram-second system that is of dynamic viscosity equal to one hundredth (10-2) of a poise.
centipoise
[sen′təpois]
Etymology: Jean L.M. Poiseuille, French physiologist, 1797-1869
a measure of the viscosity of a liquid, equal to one hundredth of a poise. The viscosity of glycerin is 1490 centipoise, compared with 1.005 centipoise for water.


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