14-Letter Words Matching ____A________C

There are 15 14-letter words that match ____A________C. 3 are common words, such as CHARACTERISTIC and HERMAPHRODITIC. A rarer one is UNCHAUVINISTIC. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (15 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 15

characteristichermaphroditichypoallergenicmercantilisticsomnambulisticantiallergenicantiarrhythmicdermatoglyphicextraembryonicpropagandisticrefractometricultraenergeticultrapatrioticultrarealisticunchauvinistic

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Words
15 (3 common words)
Common example
characteristic
Rare example
unchauvinistic
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
I (15)

Questions

How many 14-letter words matching ____a________c are there?

15. 3 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CHARACTERISTIC is among the common words in this set.