12-Letter Words Matching _____N____U_

There are 23 12-letter words that match _____N____U_. 7 are common words, such as CANTANKEROUS and CARBONACEOUS. A rarer one is PICORNAVIRUS. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (22 words). 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 23

cantankerouscarbonaceousnoncancerouspertinaciousprecancerousrambunctioussubconsciousapocynaceouscompunctiousgallinaceoushibernaculumhypognathousmacronucleusmesognathousmetagnathousmicronucleusperionychiumpreconsciousverbenaceousnonconsciousoncornaviruspectinaceouspicornavirus

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Words
23 (7 common words)
Common example
cantankerous
Rare example
picornavirus
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
21
Most frequent letter
O (22)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching _____n____u_ are there?

23. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CANTANKEROUS is among the common words in this set.