amalgamate vs amalgam

amalgamate is not a noun while amalgam is a noun.

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

amalgamate (noun)	amalgam (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

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

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