15-Letter Words Matching D___L__________

There are 12 15-letter words that match D___L__________. 5 are common words, such as DECOLONIZATIONS and DEPOLARIZATIONS. A rarer one is DICHLOROETHANES. 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

decolonizationsdepolarizationsdesalinizationsdevelopmentallydisillusionmentdecalcificationdechlorinationsdecolorizationsdesulfurizationdesultorinessesdichlorobenzenedichloroethanes

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Words
12 (5 common words)
Common example
decolonizations
Rare example
dichloroethanes
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
7

Questions

How many 15-letter words matching d___l__________ are there?

12. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DECOLONIZATIONS is among the common words in this set.