Clear colorless, easily flowable liquid monomer with a pungent, sweet odor. It comprises of a polymerizable methacrylate functional group in one end and a reactive hydroxyl group at the other end. It easily dissolves in water and has relatively low volatility. It copolymerizes readily with a wide variety of monomers, and the added hydroxyl groups improve adhesion to surfaces, incorporate cross-link sites, and impart corrosion, fogging, and abrasion resistance, as well as contribute to low odor, color, and volatility.