10-Letter Words Matching ___L_____C

There are 16 10-letter words that match ___L_____C. 5 are common words, such as APOLOGETIC and DIELECTRIC. A rarer one is THOLEIITIC. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

apologeticdielectricdiplomaticemblematicphilateliccellulosicchiliasticphylogenicamylolyticcyclopediccycloramiccyclotomickaoliniticmyelocyticskeletonictholeiitic

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Words
16 (5 common words)
Common example
apologetic
Rare example
tholeiitic
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
I (16)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching ___l_____c are there?

16. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

APOLOGETIC is among the common words in this set.