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Xeligekimab (GR1501)

Xeligekimab (GR1501, 赛立奇单抗, brand Jinlixi) is a fully human IgG4 monoclonal antibody neutralizing IL-17A, developed by Chongqing Genrix Biopharmaceutical and approved in China (2024 psoriasis, 2025 ankylosing spondylitis), the first domestic anti-IL-17A drug.

Xelix

Xelix is a London-based fintech startup founded in 2018 by Paul Roiter and Phil Watts that uses AI to audit accounts payable for errors and fraud.

XellSmart

XellSmart (士泽生物) is a Chinese clinical-stage biotech company founded by Dr. Li Xiang in 2021 in Suzhou, developing off-the-shelf iPSC-derived cell therapies for neurological diseases such as Parkinson's.

XELOX regimen

XELOX, also called CAPOX or OX, is a chemotherapy regimen combining oral capecitabine with intravenous oxaliplatin, used mainly for colorectal and other gastrointestinal cancers, and is an alternative to FOLFOX.

Xen

Xen, also known as the Xen Hypervisor, is an open-source Type 1 (bare-metal) hypervisor that lets multiple operating systems run isolated on one machine, first released in 2003.

Xena

Xena is the title character of Xena: Warrior Princess (1995–2001), a six-season, 134-episode syndicated action-fantasy series spun off from Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, starring Lucy Lawless as a reformed warlord seeking redemption alongside Gabrielle (Renée O'Connor).

Xena: Warrior Princess

Xena: Warrior Princess (1995–2001) is an American syndicated action-fantasy series, a spin-off of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys starring Lucy Lawless as a reformed warrior with Gabrielle (Renée O'Connor); known for its queer subtext, cult following, and cancelled 2015–2017 NBC reboot.

Xenarthra

Xenarthra, the edentates, a superorder of American placental mammals with xenarthrous lumbar vertebrae, comprising Cingulata (armadillos, glyptodonts) and Pilosa (sloths, anteaters), endemic to South America.

Xenazoic acid

Xenazoic acid (xenalamine, xenalmine, SKF-8318), CAS 1174-11-4, C23H21NO4, is a synthetic antiviral benzoic acid derivative introduced in the early 1960s and withdrawn in 1965 in France and Belgium for hepatic toxicity.

Xenes

Xenes are two-dimensional materials made of a single chemical element, from borophene and silicene to goldene, with 18 experimentally realized members used in transistors, photonics, and biosensing.

Xeneta

Xeneta is a Norwegian software company, founded in Oslo in 2012, that aggregates contracted and spot ocean and air freight rates into benchmarks for pricing shipping contracts.

Xenia (coral)

Xenia (pulsing Xenia) is a genus of Indo-Pacific and Red Sea soft corals, family Xeniidae, whose polyps pulse perpetually; pulsation expels oxygen and raises symbiont photosynthesis up to tenfold, and the coral is invasive in reef aquariums.

Xenia (ξενία) (Greek)

Xenia (ξενία, xenía) is the ancient Greek institution of ritualized guest-friendship protected by Zeus Xenios, binding xenoi across cities through gifts, meals, and oaths, and underlying proxenia and civic hospitality.

Xenia Deli

Xenia Deli, Moldovan fashion model born 1989 in Basarabeasca, based in Los Angeles; won Beach Bunny 2011 Model Search, shot Victoria's Secret Pink, and appeared in Justin Bieber's "What Do You Mean?" video (2015).

Xênia França

Xênia França, also known as Xenia Franca, is a Brazilian singer from Bahia who won a 2023 Latin Grammy for her album Em Nome da Estrela.

Xenia Manasseh

Xenia Manasseh, also credited as Xenia Karungu, is a Kenyan-Ugandan R&B singer-songwriter and producer from Nairobi, based in Los Angeles, known for the Love/Hate albums.

Xenia Onatopp

Xenia Onatopp (Ксения Сергеевна Онатопп) is the fictional Russian assassin and femme fatale in GoldenEye (1995), played by Famke Janssen; Janus syndicate henchwoman who kills by thigh-crushing.

Xenia Rubinos

Xenia Rubinos is an American singer-songwriter of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent based in Brooklyn, known for genre-blending albums like Black Terry Cat (2016) and Una Rosa (2021).

Xenia Stad de Jong

Xenia Stad de Jong (1922–2012), Dutch sprinter born in Semarang; won 1948 Olympic 4x100m relay gold in 47.5 running lead-off, 100m semi-finalist, 1950 European relay silver.

Xenia, Ohio

Xenia, Ohio is the county seat of Greene County in southwestern Ohio, founded 1803, population 25,441 (2020). Known for the deadly April 3, 1974 F5 tornado and as the Bicycle Capital of the Midwest, hub of five paved trails.

Xenix

Xenix, also called Microsoft Xenix or SCO XENIX, was Microsoft's licensed version of UNIX for 16-bit microcomputers, announced in 1980 and transferred to SCO in 1987.

Xennials

Xennials are an informal microgeneration born in the late 1970s to early 1980s, between Generation X and Millennials, also called the Oregon Trail Generation or Generation Catalano; the term was coined by Sarah Stankorb in 2014.

Xeno (film)

Xeno is a 2025 American sci-fi adventure film, Matthew Loren Oates's directorial debut, starring Lulu Wilson as a New Mexico teen who befriends a trapped alien called Croak, built by Jim Henson's Creature Shop; released by Blue Fox Entertainment, it earned $107,522 and 88% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Xeno (series)

Xeno (series), also called the Xeno metaseries: Xenogears, Xenosaga, and Xenoblade Chronicles, JRPG series created by Tetsuya Takahashi, developed at Square then Monolith Soft, sharing the 'foreign' theme but not one continuity.

Xeno Muller

Xeno Müller (Xeno Muller), born 1972 in Zürich, is a Swiss rower who won gold in the men's single sculls at Atlanta 1996 in Olympic-record time and silver at Sydney 2000, then became a US-based elite rowing coach.

Xenobiotic

Xenobiotics are compounds foreign to a living organism, including drugs, carcinogens, and environmental pollutants. They are processed by phase I (mainly cytochrome P450), phase II conjugation, and phase III transporter enzymes, chiefly in the liver.

Xenoblade Chronicles

Xenoblade Chronicles (ゼノブレイド) is a 2010 Monolith Soft Wii JRPG set on the titans Bionis and Mechonis, starring Shulk and the Monado; remastered as Definitive Edition (2020) and a Switch 2 Edition (2026).

Xenoblade Chronicles (video game)

Xenoblade Chronicles (ゼノブレイド), 2010 Monolith Soft action JRPG for Wii directed by Tetsuya Takahashi, set on titans Bionis and Mechonis; real-time Final Fantasy XII-style combat, Vision foresight, Operation Rainfall localization, 91% aggregate, Definitive Edition 2020.

Xenoblade Chronicles 2

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (Xenoblade 2) is a 2017 Monolith Soft JRPG for Nintendo Switch set in Alrest, following Rex and Pyra; got Torna prequel DLC and a 4K/60fps Switch 2 Edition on July 30, 2026.

Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (Xenoblade 3) is a 2022 Monolith Soft action RPG for Nintendo Switch, set in Aionios, featuring class-based combat, Ouroboros Interlinking, Chain Attacks, and the Future Redeemed DLC; Metacritic 89.