12-Letter Words Matching M_________U_

There are 21 12-letter words that match M_________U_. 4 are common words, such as MERETRICIOUS and MISDEMEANOUR. A rarer one is MYXEDEMATOUS. 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 21

meretriciousmisdemeanourmucilaginousmultifariousmacronucleusmacropterousmatroclinousmesognathousmetagnathousmetamorphousmicronucleusmonadelphousmonopetalousmonosepalousmonospermousmultiflorousmesophyllousmicrosporousmicrovillousmycetomatousmyxedematous

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Words
21 (4 common words)
Common example
meretricious
Rare example
myxedematous
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
20

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching m_________u_ are there?

21. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

MERETRICIOUS is among the common words in this set.