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centipoise

(sen′tə po̵iz′)

noun

one hundredth of a poise: the viscosity of water at 15°C equals 1.139 centipoise: abbrev. cP

Origin: centi- + poise

See centipoise in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun Abbr. cP

A centimeter-gram-second unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one hundredth (10^-2) of a poise.

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