Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "oleo" na iya bambanta dangane da mahallin, amma ga wasu ma'anar ma'anar: mai ko kitsen dabba. Ma'anar prefix ma'ana "mai" ko "mai," ana amfani da shi a fannin kimiyya ko fasaha kamar "oleoresin" (haɗin mai na resin da mai mahimmanci) ko "oleophilic" (having an affinity for oils) Nau'in tsarin bugawa mai kama da lithography, wanda kuma aka sani da "oil printing" ko "oil lithography," wanda ke amfani da tawada mai don ƙirƙirar hoto akan wani shiri na musamman. saman.