8-Letter Words Matching ____C__M

There are 18 8-letter words that match ____C__M. 6 are common words, such as CYNICISM and EXORCISM. A rarer one is ZOOECIUM. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (17 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

cynicismexorcismfranciumlyricismsolecismstoicismatticismgyneciumiotacismsiliciumautecismcivicismdioecismindiciumluteciumovercramparecismzooecium

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Words
18 (6 common words)
Common example
cynicism
Rare example
zooecium
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
I (17)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____c__m are there?

18. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CYNICISM is among the common words in this set.