amalgam vs amalgamate

amalgam is a noun but amalgamate is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
amalgam	Yes	No	No	No
amalgamate	No	Yes	Yes	No

amalgam (noun)	amalgamate (noun)
a combination or blend of diverse things
an alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth; except for iron and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgams

amalgam (adjective)	amalgamate (adjective)
	joined together into a whole

amalgam (verb)	amalgamate (verb)
	to bring or combine together or with something else