Home › Words › M › melainotypemelainotype/məˈleɪnəˌtaɪp/melainotype means A ferrotype or tintype.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, melainotype ranks #9,104 of 42,752 for Qualifying.melainotype is pronounced /məˈleɪnəˌtaɪp/.EtymologyFrom Ancient Greek μέλᾱς, μέλαινα (mélās, mélaina, “black”) + type.nounA ferrotype or tintype.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).