In the CGS system,

Viscosity is defined as the tangential force per unit area, in dynes/cm2, required to maintain a difference in velocity of 1cm/s between two parallel layers of a liquid 1 cm apart.
Its unit is therefore

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Poise (P) or dyne/cm2/s.

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