mechanism vs mechanistic

mechanism is a noun but mechanistic is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mechanism	Yes	No	No	No
mechanistic	No	Yes	No	No

mechanism (noun)	mechanistic (noun)
the technical aspects of doing something
device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function
(philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes
a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function
the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction

mechanism (adjective)	mechanistic (adjective)
	of or relating to the philosophical theory of mechanism
	explained in terms of physical forces