The phrase "account for the missing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the need to explain or provide reasons for something or someone that is absent or unaccounted for.
Example: "The detective was tasked with finding out how to account for the missing evidence in the case."
Alternatives: "explain the absence" or "justify the missing".
chip 8 were unavailable; the false source rate was renormalized to account for the missing chip.
The need to account for the missing tip introduces some estimation into the aging of the tooth.
Only the high frequency type inherent dissipation caused by the Riemann solver at the element interfaces is used to account for the missing sub-grid scale dissipation.
Astronomers originally hoped that something ordinary like dim, burnt-out stars hiding in the galactic outskirts could account for the missing gravity.
It has obtained 1.6 million signatures on a petition asking the Japanese government to put pressure on North Korea to account for the missing Japanese.
He and Mr. Goldrach believe the painting was made for a fireplace overmantel -- and that might account for the missing gridiron.
They continue to pay royalties into a bank account for the missing guitarist and his presence has informed songs such as Cardiff Afterlife.
The scientists say something else must be going on in Earth's depths to account for the missing thermal energy in their calculations.
For students with a valid excuse for missing a midterm, notify us before the exam in question and we will weight your final to account for the missing exam.
He was finally arrested in January 2003 after making excuses for the non-appearance of the money and sending a second forged document to account for the missing funds.
North Korea's refusal to account for the missing Japanese or allow them to correspond with their family members may stem from the fact that the kidnapping program was elaborated in the mid-1970's by Kim Jong Il, the son of Kim Il Sung, North Korea's leader, shortly after he took over direction of the North's espionage efforts.
