Utvinne

Utvinne is a Norwegian verb meaning to extract, obtain, or derive something from a larger source. The term is used across several domains, including mining and natural resource industries, chemistry, and information processing. It is transitive and commonly appears with a source and a material, for example utvinne mineraler fra berggrunn, utvinne olje og gass fra undergrunnen, or utvinne plantebaserte stoffer fra planter.

In science and industry, utvinning denotes the process of extracting material or energy, as in utvinning av mineraler or olje- og gassutvinning. In chemistry the term ekstraksjon is commonly used for the separation of substances. In data and information work, utvinne can describe extracting information from sources, for example utvinne mønstre eller innsikt from a dataset; the term datautvinning is commonly used to describe data mining or information extraction.

Etymology and usage notes: Utvinne consists of the prefix ut- plus vinne, a composition that reflects drawing out or obtaining from a source. The term tends to be used in more formal or technical language than hentes ut or trekkes ut. The related noun utvinning denotes the act or process of extraction, while ekstraksjon is often used in chemistry to describe explicit separation steps.