12-Letter Words Matching ___L_______C

There are 18 12-letter words that match ___L_______C. 4 are common words, such as BELLETRISTIC and CALLIGRAPHIC. A rarer one is THALLOPHYTIC. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (18 words). 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

belletristiccalligraphicecclesiasticphilharmonicanalphabeticbibliophilicdiploblasticdiplocardiacphylogeneticstylographicachlorhydricbibliomaniaccellulolyticmyeloblasticnucleophilicphilhellenicphyllotacticthallophytic

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Words
18 (4 common words)
Common example
belletristic
Rare example
thallophytic
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
I (18)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching ___l_______c are there?

18. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BELLETRISTIC is among the common words in this set.