mercury vs cinnabar

mercury and cinnabar both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mercury	Yes	No	No	No
cinnabar	Yes	Yes	No	No

mercury (noun)	cinnabar (noun)
temperature measured by a mercury thermometer	large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort
a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures	a heavy reddish mineral consisting of mercuric sulfide; the chief source of mercury

mercury (adjective)	cinnabar (adjective)
	of a vivid red to reddish-orange color