12-Letter Words Matching _I________C_

There are 20 12-letter words that match _I________C_. 6 are common words, such as CIRCUMSTANCE and DIPSOMANIACS. A rarer one is MISREFERENCE. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (17 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

circumstancedipsomaniacsdisobediencedissemblancemispronouncesignificancebiomechanicsbiquadraticsdiaphoreticsdisallowancekinnikinnickmicrobalancemicrofinancemicrophysicssignificancyviridescencebioacousticsdisseverancemicrophonicsmisreference

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Words
20 (6 common words)
Common example
circumstance
Rare example
misreference
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
7
Most frequent letter
S (17)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching _i________c_ are there?

20. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CIRCUMSTANCE is among the common words in this set.