Methacrylic acid mara launi ne, mai lalacewa, mahaɗan kwayoyin halitta tare da dabarar sinadarai C4H6O2. Yana da acid carboxylic da ake amfani da shi wajen samar da nau'o'in polymers da copolymers, irin su methyl methacrylate, acrylic acid, da acrylonitrile. Ana kuma amfani da acid methacrylic wajen kera sutura, adhesives, da robobi. Yana iya zama mai guba idan an sha ko aka shaka, kuma yana iya haifar da haushi ga fata da idanu.