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Laminate in that sense is used to describe a core material which has a thin layer of something usually more durable or decorative stuck to it. Lamination in ply is a description of the layers of ply bonded together. So ply has maybe 20-30 layers of very thin board glued together which can come apart at the edges because the router creates so much friction while cutting it.
If you are cutting a laminate kitchen worktop it makes sense to score it, some saws have a function for this. It saves the edges of the laminate from 'shelling', leaving rough edges on the finished piece. You can also put a strong masking tape over the cut line to help stop it happening although that's not a great method.
You can try routing a material in stages to avoid destroying it with vibration/friction. That will sometimes work, I don't know with Ply because I've never tried it and probably never will.