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.
Pale, pallid, wan imply an absence of color, esp. from the human countenance. Pale implies a faintness or absence of color, which may be natural when applied to things, the pale blue of a violet, but when used to refer to the human face usually means an unnatural and often temporary absence of color, as arising from sickness or sudden emotion: pale cheeks.