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Definition: One hundredth of a poise, the old CGS unit of viscosity. A rough comparative table of this viscosity centipoise unit is as follows:

Viscosity
Liquid(centipoises)     (pascals)

Water10.001
Kerosene100.010
Motor oil SAE101000.100
Castor oil, glycerin1,0001.0
Corn syrup10,00010.0
Molasses100,000100.0

In the SI system the standard unit of viscosity is the pascal, the conversion factor being one centipoise = 1.000 000 × 10-03 pascal.
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