8-Letter Words Matching ___M_C__

There are 23 8-letter words that match ___M_C__. 12 are common words, such as CHEMICAL and GIMMICKS. A rarer one is VIOMYCIN. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (15 words). 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 23

chemicalgimmicksgimmickygrimacedgrimaceshammockshummockshummockyinimicalpemmicanschmucksstomachsapomictscosmicalneomycinatomicalgnomicalgrimacerhommocksmammocksnaumachystomachyviomycin

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Words
23 (12 common words)
Common example
chemical
Rare example
viomycin
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
9
Most frequent letter
A (15)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ___m_c__ are there?

23. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CHEMICAL is among the common words in this set.