These chemicals were used as refrigerants in air conditioners and refrigerators / freezers. They were used as propellants in cleaners, room deodorizers, furniture polishes, ha â¦ ir spray, perfumes and more. They were used as blowing agents in the production of styrofoam, foam rubber, and more.
paleâ¢ness, n. [uncountable] pale 2 /peÉªl/ USA pronunciation n. a stake or picket, as of a fence. limits; bounds: outside the pale of my jurisdiction. Idioms. Idioms beyond the pale, beyond the limits of proper behavior, courtesy, etc.: Holding children hostage for political purposes is behavior beyond the pale.
beyond the pale. Outside the bounds of morality, good behavior or judgment; unacceptable. For example, She thought taking the boys to a topless show was beyond the pale. The noun pale, from the Latin palum, meant âa stake for fencesâ or âa fence made from such stakes.â By extension it came to be used for an area confined by a fence and for any boundary, limit, or restriction, both of these meanings dating from the late 1300s.