Conceptually, it's the same as a passive voltage divider but with buffer amplifiers on the outputs connected to each dynode - the primary purpose of this is that it decreases the source impedance so that current flowing into the dynodes does not affect the voltages applied to any significant extent.

According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 3 words with the pattern --N-DE. That is, six letter words with 3rd letter N and 5th letter D and 6th letter E. In alphabetical order, they are:

acnode

denude

dynode

According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern -YN-DE. That is, six letter words with 2nd letter Y and 3rd letter N and 5th letter D and 6th letter E. In alphabetical order, they are:

dynode

According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 2 words with the pattern --NODE. That is, six letter words with 3rd letter N and 4th letter O and 5th letter D and 6th letter E. In alphabetical order, they are:

acnode

dynode

According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 2 words with the pattern D-N-DE. That is, six letter words with 1st letter D and 3rd letter N and 5th letter D and 6th letter E. In alphabetical order, they are:

denude

dynode