The phrase "adding a type of" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to specify the inclusion of a particular category or classification of something.
Example: "The recipe calls for adding a type of cheese that melts well for the best flavor."
Alternatives: "including a category of" or "incorporating a kind of".
So workers will clean them up by scraping off their zinc-paste wrapping and adding a type of dehumidifier to the main cables.
The study showed that adding a type of medication called a PARP inhibitor to standard chemotherapy led to improved survival.
The only real editing involved isolating his subjects from their backgrounds, then adding a type of light that evokes portrait photography.
Try adding a type of syrup to the apple butter, such as molasses or maple syrup.
Consider adding a type of wall decor, such as brightly colored paintings or stenciled sayings; it can lift the mood in the room quite a bit! Burn candles safely and never leave them unattended.
At the same time, knowing that an artist's real life dovetails with the story they tell adds a type of meaning flights of fancy can't.
Wrike has added a type of chart that most seasoned project managers depend on for their work.
Robert Delfino, for example, argues that although methodological naturalism is distinct from ontological naturalism "it still adds a type of metaphysical bias to science" (Delfino 2007; see also Delfino 2000).
This should all work if the Irvine Co. adds a type of electric timing system to the main gate.
I think it's a wonderful example of how talking to strangers can seem so natural, and since in a way you're dining together, it adds a type of closeness that can feel friendly and familiar.
This summer, another gay icon is adding a new type of love story to the canon the story of a young boy who falls in love with an old man.
