To be honest it is not clear what the question is, I am not aware of any liquid that is "applied", but definitely hydrography deals with a liquid. So, what is hydrography?
Hydrography, the measurement of physical characteristics of waters and marginal land
Hydrographics (printing), a printing technique for three-dimensional objects
So your question is about water transfer printing? Liquid A has no meaning to anybody but someone who has developed a multi step process, one step of which uses a liquid they call “Liquid A”. Only they know what it means.