9-Letter Words Matching ____M___N

There are 17 9-letter words that match ____M___N. 7 are common words, such as AUTOMATON and CATAMARAN. A rarer one is PUROMYCIN. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (13 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

automatoncatamaranchromatingroomsmangroomsmenmuskmelonptarmiganbroomcornchromogenephemeronkrummhornpademelonpolymyxinantimycinkanamycinmitomycinpuromycin

About this list

Words
17 (7 common words)
Common example
automaton
Rare example
puromycin
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
O (13)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____m___n are there?

17. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AUTOMATON is among the common words in this set.